Single subject — no qualification is awarded on completion. Credits toward the qualifications listed below.
This subject is FEE-HELP eligible, so eligible students can defer the $650 fee as a government loan and pay nothing upfront.
Fees and funding are indicative only. Confirm your eligibility and final costs with the provider.
A student visa requires a full-time CRICOS-registered course, and single subjects have no CRICOS registration. If you’re studying in Australia on a student visa, you’ll need a full qualification instead.
See CRICOS-registered alternativesThis unit provides a broad introduction to statistical concepts and data analysis techniques, providing basic statistical knowledge. The unit dedicates itself to developing an understanding of statistical practice and illustrates this by studying the techniques most commonly employed in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Topics covered in this unit include data collection methods, data quality, data summarisation, basic probability, random variables, and statistical models like the normal distribution, followed by sampling distributions and statistical inferences about means and proportions. Also studied are analysis methods relating to comparisons, counted data and relationships, including regression and correlation. Excel is used for handling and analysing data and word processing to report the results.
Introductory Statistics is a standalone subject at Macquarie University in NSW. Completing it does not award a qualification. Credit may apply toward the qualifications listed on this page.
No qualification credit mapping has been indexed for this subject yet. The provider may still grant credit toward a related award — confirm with Macquarie University before enrolling.
Macquarie University is the awarding provider. Recorded study modes are Online. Typical duration is listed as 13 weeks. The subject is listed at 25 credit points. Eligible students may defer fees through FEE-HELP.
Details on this page are compiled from the provider's published subject information and government registers. Fees, intakes and credit rules can change — confirm current details with Macquarie University before enrolling.
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