Basic Statistical Computing
HMS772
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
No
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$1,950.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$2,175.00 (AUD)
Description
This unit of study provides instruction in a major statistical software package used to analyse data obtained in many areas including the social, health and sports sciences. You establish, modify and analyse sample data sets using many features of the package.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
- Graduate Certificate of Science (Applied Statistics)
- Graduate Diploma of Science (Applied Statistics)
- Master of Science (Applied Statistics)
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Special Requirements
- Additional materials
- Other special requirement — You will require access to a recent version of SPSS - at least the SPSS Grad Pak.
Assessment
- Assignment (20%)
- Non-Invigilated Exam (50%)
- Quizzes — Online Quizzes (10%)
- Test — Online Test (20%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will:
- be familiar with Windows environment on microcomputers
- be familiar with a mainstream data analysis package (SPSS for Windows)
- be able to develop an SPSS file which can be used to analyse survey data provided either in electronic or hard copy format
- know the appropriate descriptive statistical procedures to apply to different types of data
- be familiar with the SPSS procedures for descriptive analyses of data
- be familiar with the SPSS procedures for modifying and selecting data
- be able to use the Windows and syntax methods as appropriate
- be able to use SPSS for Windows to produce graphs and tables
- be able to merge different SPSS files
- be familiar with the use of dates in SPSS
- be able to investigate missing values in data using SPSS
- be able to manage complex file structures in SPSS.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to SPSS for Windows |
| 2 | SPSS for Windows data definition, |
| 3 | From questionnaire to data file |
| 4 | An introduction to SPSS syntax |
| 5 | Data analysis |
| 6 | Analysing categorical variables |
| 7 | Merging files in SPSS |
| 8 | Computing new variables |
| 9 | Recoding, selecting data |
| 10 | Graphing in SPSS |
| 11 | SPSS tables |
| 12 | Working between SPSS and files in other formats |
| 13 | Dates in SPSS |
| 14 | Investigating missing values in SPSS |
| 15 | Managing complex data files |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Online Quizzes/Tests
- Online assignment submission
- Web links
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
- Graduate Certificate of Science (Applied Statistics), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Graduate Diploma of Science (Applied Statistics), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Science (Applied Statistics), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
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.
