Detailed Information

STAT10010 - Research Methods for Soc. Science/Business/Human.* (Credit)

This module is aimed at students who are NOT studying a degree with a significant statistics content but would like to get some exposure to the basic concepts of data collection and analysis. We welcome students studying Business, Social Science, Law, Arts, etc.
Students from Medicine, Nursing, Science (excluding Mathematics and Statistics), Veterinary, Agricultural Science etc should choose STAT10140 instead of this module. 
Students studying for degrees in Statistics, Economics and Finance or Acturarial and Financial Studies are barred from taking this module. Any such students who attempt to register for this module will be unable to register for the core modules in these degree programmes. 
Pre-requisites: Leaving Certificate Mathematics. 
Topics covered:1. Statistics: The Science of variability. 2. Data Sources: Sampling and Opinion Polls, Experiments and Observational Studies 3. Descriptive Statistics: Summarising data, Relationships between variables.4. Inferential Statistics: The Normal Distribution, Simple Linear Regression with applications, How to interpret Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals.
PLEASE NOTE (Credit Option): THIS MODULE CONTAINS A SIGNIFICANT CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT COMPONENT, STUDENTS TAKING THIS MODULE WILL BE ASSESSED FREQUENTLY AND REGULARLY THROUGH THE SEMESTER. 

Dates Time Venue/Location Fee €
11 Sep 2017 to 01 Dec 2017 15:00 Belfield

500.00



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Semester 1

Level 1

Lectures: Mondays, 15:00 - 16:00 and Fridays 12:00 - 13:00

Tutorials to be selected.

 

If you are taking this module for credit, please take note of the dates below:

Term dates for revision:  Saturday, 2 December - Sunday, 10 December

Term dates for exams:    Monday, 11 December - Friday, 22 December

Open Learning Fee (audit only) €350 per module

Open Learning Fee (with assessment) €500 per 5 credit module

 

Upgrading from audit to credit:  You may upgrade from being an audit student to a credit student up to three weeks into term. Please note, however, that you can't change back to being an audit student - if you decide not to complete the assignments and/or sit the exams, this will appear on your academic record.

 

Concessions
There are no concessions available for Open Learning modules.

 

Refunds
Refunds may in some instances be available for extenuating circumstances, such as serious illness, within two weeks of the start of the module.  Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing, with supporting documents where appropriate.

Assoc. Prof Patrick Murphy