Course Information Help Available

Course Administrators: Resource material:

 Lecture Workbook
David Smith Email: [email protected]
 Canvas resources
Phone: (09) 923 5390
 Student Response System (via web-enabled devices).
Office: Room 314A, Level 3, Building 303, Science Centre
 Scientific calculator (with a statistical mode)
e.g. Jastek‐CS1, Casio fx-9750G Plus, Casio fx-82AU Plus, Casio fx – 82MS, Casio fx – 82TL,
Sharp EL 531RH etc. You may use graphics calculators in tests/exams.
Christine Miller Email: [email protected]
(limited availability) Phone: (09) 923 4275
Tutorials (non-compulsory)
Office: Room 322, Level 3, Building 303, Science Centre
 Tutorials provide a second chance to review the basics. (Recommended for students who find
the lectures too fast or difficult.)
 Tutorial exercises are at the end of each chapter in this lecture workbook. Model answers are
See David (or Christine) if you:
provided in Section D of this lecture workbook.
 think we have recorded your marks incorrectly  Times and rooms will be announced in lectures and posted on Canvas.
 have an issue with the way your assignment has been marked  No need to sign up, just turn up.
 need an assignment extension due to medical or similar reasons
Assistance Room
 are unable to sit the mid semester test
 have been away due to illness  Help with any aspect of the course (including assignments) with which you are having difficulty.
Tutoring is generally on a one-to-one basis but when the room is very busy, tutors will try to
 wish to discuss privately any impairment related requirements face-to-face
help several students with similar problems at the same time.
and/or in written form
 Tutors are not permitted to give you assignment answers. They are only allowed to help
 need to change your course
you to work them out for yourself.
 need help with late enrolment issues  Tutors are only permitted to help you with an assignment problem if you have read the
 have feedback about the assistance room, tutorials or computer lab relevant section of the lecture workbook. Otherwise, they are only allowed to tell you which
section you should read.
 The assistance room is located in Room 170, level 1, Building 302, Science Centre.
If you cannot find David or Christine, you can leave a message at the Department of Statistics office.
 Exact times announced in lectures and posted on Canvas but are roughly from 9am – 4pm
Room 203, Building 303 (Science Centre).
Monday to Friday during the semester. The room will also be staffed for some hours during
study breaks.

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Lecturer Office Hours Assessment
 Times and locations will be announced in lectures and posted on Canvas.
Your Final Mark is calculated as:
Computer Labs Final Mark = Assignments (20%) + Mid semester test (20%) + Exam (60%)
or = Assignments (20%) + Mid semester test (10%) + Exam (70%)
 Help with using the computers and assignments.
 Opening hours are posted on Canvas. WHICHEVER IS HIGHER!
 Room B91 Basement, Building 303S Note:
 A minimum of 45% in the exam is necessary to pass the course (in addition to a minimum
Māori and Pacific Students overall mark of 50%).
Statistics Tuākana is a learning community for Māori and Pacific students in STATS 101/101G/108.  There are three assignments. The first two are worth 5% each and the third worth 10%. This
We offer tutorials, individual and small group tutoring, test/exam prep sessions, and drop-in times. contribution ALWAYS COUNTS.
For more information about Statistics Tuākana please contact either:
 Susan Wingfield ([email protected]) or Grades
 Heti Afimeimounga ([email protected])
To pass the course you need to achieve both a minimum of 45% in the exam and a minimum
overall mark of 50%.
Canvas: https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz
On Canvas you will find: Mid-Semester Test and Examination
 Notices
 Our record of your course marks  Dates and times are announced in class and posted on Canvas.
 Assignments and their answers (posted when marked assignments have been returned)  Both are 100% multiple choice.
 Recorded lectures  The questions and format will be similar to past mid-semester tests and examinations.
 Lecture notes with gaps and filled-in lecture notes  Detailed information will be posted on Canvas.
 Excel, SPSS and iNZightVIT tutorials  You must bring your student ID card to the mid-semester test and examination.
 Previous tests and exams (with answers)
 A series of worked examples based on previous assignment questions
 Test and exam information (posted at the relevant times)

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Assignments
 Print your three assignments off from Canvas.
 Assignments can be composed of two parts – online quizzes and a written component Using This Lecture Workbook
 Due dates, times and presentation requirements are on the first page of the assignments.
 The lecture workbook is not designed as a stand-alone set of notes – it needs
 Any assignments received after the due time on the due date will not be marked!
to be used in conjunction with the lectures.
 Assignment questions are similar to the Worked Examples on Canvas.
 The white pages are interactive lecture notes with gaps for you to fill in. These
Where to hand in (written component):
are designed to be done in lectures. You can download filled-in versions of
 Assignment Drop-off boxes are located in Room G038, Building 301. The boxes are accessed
these from Canvas.
from the covered plaza walkway and are near the Student Resource Centre.
 Always be careful to put your assignment into the correct drop-off box.  The blue pages include notes for each chapter along with challenge questions,
sample exam/test questions and a tutorial on the chapter.
Where to collect marked assignments:
 From the counter of the Student Resource Centre in Room G038, Building 301. You will need
to show your student ID card.
 Assignments are usually returned within 2 weeks of the due date and model answers are Tips On How To Pass This Paper
posted on Canvas.
 For every hour of lectures, you should be putting in at least another hour
Assignment Rules: Working together versus cheating reviewing the material.
 If you miss a lecture then you need to catch it up as soon as possible. You can
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views
cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for use the recorded lectures and filled-in lecture notes and get help from tutors or
grading must be the student's own work, reflecting his or her learning. For further details see lecturers.
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/the-university/how-university-works/policy-and-administration/teaching-and-  If you are struggling with any of the material in the course then make good use
learning/students.html of the optional tutorials and the assistance room or see your lecturer.
We view cheating on assignment work as seriously as cheating in an examination!  The assignments are not designed to be done in a couple of hours on the day
they are due. Make sure you attempt the questions soon after the relevant
You are encouraged to work together on assignments, but you must not copy another person’s
material is covered. This is especially important for assignment 3.
assignment.
Generally acceptable forms of working together:  There are worked examples of assignment type questions. These are a
 Getting help in understanding from staff and tutors. valuable resource when doing your assignments.
 Discussing assignments and methods of solution with other students.  When you get your marked assignment back, review it with the model answers
Generally unacceptable forms of working together (“cheating”): to learn from your mistakes.
 Copying all or part of another student’s assignment, or allowing someone else to do all or part
 There are five previous tests and exams with answers available on Canvas.
of your assignment for you.
 Allowing another student to copy all or part of your assignment, or doing all or part of an Make sure you use these in your preparation. You should practise previous
assignment for somebody else. This is treated as seriously as copying another student’s questions and review your notes to help understand why you made any
assignment. mistakes.
The Department has a number of ways of dealing with students caught cheating:  Overall, the easiest way to pass a paper is to work hard at it!
 The student’s name will be entered on the university-wide Register of Academic Misconduct.
 Loss of all marks for the assignment.
 Loss of additional coursework marks.
 Referral of the student(s) involved to the University Discipline Committee which may impose a
reprimand, fine or expulsion from the University.
If you are in any doubt about the permissible degree of working together, then please discuss it
with a staff member.

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Course Outline

Chapter 1: Exploring Data

Exploratory data analysis: sources of data, types of data, data organisation, types of
variables, types of plots, types of numerical summaries, feature spotting, describing
and comparing variables, graphical techniques with software.
Proportional reasoning: estimates, likely outcomes, conditional situations,
independence, relative risk, two-way tables of counts, notation, plots.

Chapter 2: Observational Studies and Experiments

observational studies, experiments, experimental design.

Chapter 3: Randomisation Tests with Experiments

randomisation tests for medians, means, proportions, differences between medians,
differences between means, differences between proportions.

Chapter 4: Polls and Surveys

polls and surveys, random sampling.

Chapter 5: Bootstrap Confidence Intervals

bootstrap confidence intervals for medians, means, proportions, differences between
medians, differences between means, differences between proportions.

Chapter 6: Confidence Intervals (Normality-based)

confidence intervals for means, proportions, differences between means,
differences between proportions.

Chapter 7: Hypothesis Testing

fundamental approach to hypothesis testing, randomisation tests, t-tests.

Chapter 8: Data on Numeric Variables

using SPSS: t-tests for a mean and a difference between 2 means,
paired comparisons, one-way analysis of variance.

Chapter 9: Data on Categorical Variables

Chi-square test for two-way tables of counts.

Chapter 10: Relationships between Quantitative Variables: Regression and Correlation

regression, the least-squares regression line, sample correlation coefficient, simple
linear model, prediction and confidence intervals, inference about the slope and
intercept.

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