About the course

This course introduces students to statistical methods for analysing business or technical data, measuring opinion and identifying trends, and using formal methods to draw conclusions from data. Students will require mathematics to 6th form level, or equivalent. If your maths is not at this level, or if you have not studied maths for some time, we strongly recommend studying 4029 Introductory Mathematics for Statistics before studying this course.

This course is available in the following programme(s):

OP2170 Certificate in Science and Technology Level 2
OP5204 Diploma in Information Systems & Technology for Business
OP5205 Diploma in Information & Library Studies Level 5
OP5271 Diploma in Communication Studies Level 5
OP6208 Diploma in Information & Library Studies Level 6
OP7001 Bachelor of Business Level 7
OP7010 Bachelor of Applied Science Level 7
OP7020 Bachelor of Arts Level 7

What's in the course

• Distributions
• Change and growth
• Relationships
• Producing data
• Probability
• Inference.

What students learn

• analyse data and present the results graphically
• apply survey methodology to produce data to measure opinion and identify trends in sample surveys
• use formal methods of statistical reasoning to draw conclusions from data.

Assessment

Fees

New Zealand Student Fee    $588.00

Additional Fee Information

What do I do now?

Important! - Review the pre-enrolment information for this course.

Request a copy of the brochure.
Download an enrolment form.
For further information free phone 0508 650 200 or email

Other Information

Access to a computer, access to a video player (optional), statistical software.