Statistics: Theory and Applications

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is an introduction to statistical ideas and methods. The fundamental concepts are introduced in the context of a series of practical problems of varying complexity. The theory will be illustrated by examples from biology, engineering, industry, medicine and the social sciences. Topics covered by ST1252 will include: Statistical variation and parameter estimation; Statistical tests and their properties; Design and analysis of comparative studies for both binary and continuous variables; Introductions to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), regression and contingency tables.