Statistics 120


 
Module code STK 120
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Module content

Students can only get credit for one of the following two modules: STK 120 or STK 121 or STC 121. This module is also presented as STK 121/STC 121, an anti-semester module in the first semester. 


This is a terminating module.


Sampling distributions. Estimation theory, i.e. point estimation and confidence intervals. Hypothesis testing of sampling averages and proportions (one and two-sample cases). Non-parametric methods. Analysis of variance. Categorical data analysis. Curve fitting and regression analysis. The analysis of time series.  
Statistical concepts are demonstrated and interpreted through Excel (practical coding) and simulation within a data science framework
 

Module credits 13.00
NQF Level 05
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites One of the following (1) STK 110, or (2) STK 113 and STK 123, or (3) STK 133 and STK 143, or (4) WST 133 and WST 143, or (5) WTW 134 and STC 152, or (6) WTW 134 and STK 123.
Contact time 1 practical per week, 1 tutorial per week, 3 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Statistics
Period of presentation Semester 2

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