Analysis of Variance
STA210
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Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 2 mean?
Undergraduate Level 2
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Availability: What is a Study period?
For enrolment (2012): For forward planning* (2013): What is Forward Planning?- SP1
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- SP3
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Duration:
13 weeks
Fee: Fees (current and planned)
- Domestic student fee:
- $1,039.00 (AUD)
- HECS student fee:
- $1,006.00 (AUD)
- International student fee:
- $1,264.00 (AUD)
Description
This unit builds on the skills acquired in STA102 (STA15). After some brief revision of t-tests and correlation, students will be introduced to the concept of interaction, and to the analysis of variance. The analysis of variance enables analysis of more complex and interesting experimental designs. It is assumed that students will already have a working knowledge of inferential statistics and be familiar with the statistical software package SPSS, before commencing this unit.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit. As the unit builds on the skills developed in STA102, this pre-requisite is strictly enforced.
Prerequisites
Mandatory prerequisites
You must have successfully completed the following unit(s) before starting this unit:
If you have completed equivalent study at another university, please contact a Student Advisor for advice.
Assessment
- Assignments — (15%-25%)
- Invigilated Exam — (55%-65%)
- Test — (15%-25%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will:
- make a clear statement of the objectives of a study
- prepare the data for analysis by SPSS for Windows
- analyse the data using SPSS for Windows
- interpret the results and write a concise report.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Creating data files in SPSS |
| 2 | Limitations of hypothesis testing |
| 3 | The concept of interaction |
| 4 | Single factor analysis of variance (between subjects and within subjects designs) |
| 5 | Factorial analysis of variance (completely randomised and mixed designs) |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a unit.
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Required textbooks
Analysis of Variance and Interaction Custom Book
By:Francis Glenda
ISBN: -
Format:Print
Supplier:Go to Unibooks
Recommended textbooks
There are no recommended textbooks for this unit.
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
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