SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 
STA10003: Foundations of Statistics 
* Final Examination Guide and Notes 2024 
 
- Part A: Topic Summary and Exam Tips 
- Part B: Practice Exam Questions and Answers 
- Part C: Sample Final Examination Paper 
- Part D: Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper 
 
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Swinburne University of Technology - STA10003: Foundations of Statistics

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 - 2024

University	Swinburne University of Technology
Study Level	Undergraduate
Unit Code	STA10003
Unit Name	Foundations of Statistics
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	59

* Prepare for the exam with the most complete study guide available for the STA10003: Foundations of Statistics, Swinburne University of Technology - including exam-style questions, and advice on common examination pitfalls. These notes provide support for learning and revision throughout the unit. This self-study set has been thoroughly updated to cover all the topics contained in the latest edition of the exam. The key skills are demonstrated in the context of the core topics of study with expertly written example sets of notes, followed by opportunities to learn and test your knowledge with the sample exam paper and answer key. This guide will help you to take the final examination with complete confidence!

- This unit of study enables students to develop the capacity to undertake independent statistical investigations, including the assumptions and limitations of their application. The unit will provide practical skills to allow students to meaningfully interpret the results of various hypothesis tests, as well as to understand probability distributions and sampling methods commonly applied when collecting data.

✔ Main Topics Covered -

Ordering and grouping data: interpretation frequency tables and histograms; summarising data: median, IQR and boxplots; the mean and standard deviation; levels of measurement.
Describing and displaying relationships; Pearson's; introduction to regression; relationships in tabulated data; correlation and causality.
Producing data; experiments; population and samples; density curves and normal distribution.
Introduction to estimation, confidence intervals for proportions, means and correlations.
Making decisions about means, the Binomial test, t tests; testing relationships; Pearson's r and the Chi-square test of independence.
Relative Risk and Odds Ratios

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