2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

MATH0365 Foundation Probability and Statistics

10 creditsClass Size: 250

Module manager: Dr A. Baczkowski
Email: sta6ajb@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

Pre-requisite qualifications

GCSE Mathematics or equivalent

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) solve simple, compound and quadratic inequalities and work with linear inequalities in two variables;
(b) process data to produce histograms etc. and determine means, medians and standard deviation for discrete, continuous, grouped, ungrouped data;
(c) calculate probabilities, in particular in connection with the binomial distribution;
(d) 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	11	1.00	11.00
Lecture	22	1.00	22.00
Private study hours			67.00
Total Contact hours			33.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Methods 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 website

Last updated: 31/03/2009

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