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Course Description
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Course Name
Introductory Statistics
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Host University
University of Cape Town
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Location
Cape Town, South Africa
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Area of Study
Statistics
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Course entry requirements: A pass in any of MAM1004F/S or MAM1005H or MAM1000W or MAM1006H or MAM1020F/S or MAM1010F/S or STA1001F.
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
ISA offers course level recommendations in an effort to facilitate the determination of course levels by credential evaluators.We advice each institution to have their own credentials evaluator make the final decision regrading course levels.
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Host University Units
18 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4 - 5
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Course outline:
This is an introductory statistics course where the collection, display, analysis and interpretation of data are discussed. It is a service course offered predominantly, but not exclusively, to Commerce students. The aim is to give a foundation to students who will be reading and applying statistics in their other courses and professions. It is useful to students who would like an introduction to statistics with an applied emphasis. Topics covered include: Exploratory data analysis and summary statistics; probability theory; random variables; probability mass and density functions; binomial, Poisson, exponential, normal and uniform distributions; sampling distributions; confidence intervals; introduction to hypothesis testing (including various tests on means); determining sample sizes; simple linear regression and measures of correlation.
Course Disclaimer
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.