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FINA2205: Practical Finance Analytics
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2026 
 
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Part 04. Final Examination - Hints and Tips 
 
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FINA2205: Practical Finance Analytics (Solutions) - at UWA

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

University	University of Western Australia
Unit Code	FINA2205
Unit Name	Practical Finance Analytics
Credit	6 Points
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Format	PDF
Page Length	30

A comprehensive and easy-to-understand set of notes covering all examinable topics for FINA2205: Practical Finance Analytics at the University of Western Australia. You will find a clear breakdown of the final examination format, the topics and question styles that commonly appear, and the key concepts to prioritise. The notes are organised for fast, focused study and explain how to apply ideas in typical exam questions. Use them to build understanding topic by topic, refresh core definitions and relationships quickly, and feel more confident as you practise.

This unit provides Accounting and Finance students with a background of various statistical techniques used in addressing financial decisions. The unit covers probability theory, regression and time series analyses with emphasis on practical rather than theoretical aspects. Applications to financial modelling include optimal portfolio, portfolio management and asset pricing.

✔ Outcomes:

Students are able to (1) apply the concept of distributions of a random variable; (2) explain different types of distributions such as Normal, Bernoulli, Exponential, Log-normal and Uniform; (3) structure and test hypotheses; (4) apply regression and time series techniques to analyse simulate/generate and analyse data based on statistical tools such as regression analysis; (5) identify and understand the properties of commonly used time series models; (6) apply regression and time series analyses to dynamic global financial markets such as options and portfolios; (7) demonstrate ability to work in a team and to provide constructive feedback; and (8) construct optimal portfolios based on the Markowitz's theory of optimal allocation of securities.

UNIT CODE	UNIT NAME
ACCT1101	Financial Accounting
ACCT2112	Management Accounting
ACCT2201	Corporate Accounting
ACCT2331	Taxation
ACCT3302	Financial Statement Analysis
ECON1101	Microeconomics: Prices and Markets
ECON1102	Macroeconomics: Money and Finance
ECON1111	Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics
ECON2233	Microeconomics: Policy and Applications
ECON2271	Business Econometrics
ECON3371	Econometrics
FINA1221	Introduction to Finance
FINA2204	Derivative Products and Markets
FINA2205	Quantitative Methods for Finance
FINA2207	Business Analysis and Valuation
FINA2222	Corporate Financial Policy
FINA3324	Investment Analysis
LAWS1104	Introduction to Law
MKTG1203	Introduction to Marketing
MGMT1135	Organisational Behaviour
SCIE1104	Science, Society and Data Analysis
STAT1520	Economic and Business Statistics

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FINA2205: Practical Finance Analytics (Solutions) - at UWA

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