2012/13 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
MATH0365 Foundation Probability and Statistics
10 creditsClass Size: 50
Module manager: Dr A Baczkowski
Email: A.J.Baczkowski@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2012/13
Pre-requisite qualifications
GCSE Mathematics or equivalentThis module is mutually exclusive with
LUBS1240 | Maths&Stats For Bus&Ec 1 |
This module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
This module covers basic concepts in statistics and probability which have applications in Business and Economics. It has been designed for Foundation Year students intending to proceed to degree programmes in the Business School.Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:(a) process data to produce histograms etc and determine means, medians and standard deviation for discrete, continuous, grouped, ungrouped data;
(b) calculate probabilities, in particular in connection with the binomial distribution;
(c) use the standard normal curve (i) to approximate to binomial probabilities and (ii) to obtain confidence intervals.
Syllabus
- Data summary: Histograms
- Stem-and-leaf diagrams
- Box plots
- Measures of location
- Measures of dispersion
- Probability: Sample space
- Exclusive and complementary events
- Conditional probability
- Independent events
- Discrete random variables: Probability function and cumulative distribution function
- Expectation and variance
- Binomial and Poisson distributions
- Normal distribution: Reduction to standard form
- Use of tables.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Example Class | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Lecture | 22 | 1.00 | 22.00 |
Private study hours | 68.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 32.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 |
Private study
Studying and revising of course material.Completing of assignments and assessments.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Regular problem solving assignmentsMethods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
In-course Assessment | . | 15.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 15.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 85.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 85.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 08/01/2013
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