STATS 101, STATS 108 - The 10x Courses (15 points)

Taught: Summer School, Semester One, Semester Two, City.

Assessment: Final exam 60%; test 20%; assignments 20% or Final exam 70%; assignment
20%; test 10%. Must obtain at least 50% overall and at least 45% in final exam to pass.

Course materials and textbook: Materials produced by the department will be available from
the Student Resource Centre and on CECIL. Clickers are available from the Kate Edger
Information Commons. “Wild & Seber Chance Encounters” is an optional reference text.

For advice: Christine Miller (ext 84275), David Smith (ext 85390), Joss Cumming (ext 85756),
Ross Parsonage (ext 89623), Marie Fitch (ext 84047), Anna-Marie Martin (88434)

Restrictions: You can choose only one course from STATS 101 - STATS 108 or STATS 191.

The 10x Courses are intended for anyone who will have to collect or make sense of data, either
in their career or private life. These courses cover some material similar to NCEA statistics but
at a higher level. More advanced material is also covered.

The 10x courses make Statistics come alive by:

• Showing videos that show statistics at work in the real world
• Using class experiments to illustrate concepts
• Using small groups to brainstorm ideas and answer exercises
• Using computer demonstrations to clarify ideas
• Choosing enthusiastic lecturers who want to assist students to do well
• Using “Clickers”
In fact if your idea of fun is copying formulae off whiteboards you probably won’t like our 10x
courses! If you think Statistics 10x sounds good but you have always been a bit worried about
maths, we offer a variety of help services.
We try to make our courses easier by:
• Running voluntary tutorials for people who need extra help or whose skills are a bit rusty
• Staffing an “Assistance Area” that is open over 35 hours per week to assist you with any
problems The 10x courses are very similar. You may choose only one of them.

Choosing your 10x Course: The course you should apply for depends upon the degree in
which you are enrolling. Pick the course to enrol in by using the following table (timetable
constraints may necessitate other choices).
Degree Course
BCom, BProp, BPlan, BArch: STATS 108
BSc, BA and all other degrees: STATS 101

Topics covered in the 10x Courses: The steps involved in conducting a statistical
investigation are studied with the main emphasis being on data analysis and the background
concepts necessary for successfully analysing data, extrapolating from patterns in data to more
generally applicable conclusions (statistical inference), and communicating results to others.
Technical topics discussed include: types of investigations; data collection; tools for exploring
and summarising data; probability and distributions; tools for extrapolating from data (includes
confidence intervals to convey uncertainty, randomisation tests, statistical significance, t-tests,
and P-values); analysing relationships (includes comparing groups and one-way analysis of
variance, simple linear regression, correlation, tables of counts and the chi-square test).

Stats 101G: Provision for STATS 101G (General Education) students has been made within
each STATS 10x stream giving students who want to study Statistics for General Education the
greatest possible timetabling flexibility.
Disclaimer:
Although every reasonable effort is made to ensure accuracy, the information in this document is provided
as a general guide only for students and is subject to alteration. All students enrolling at the University of
Auckland must consult its official document, the University of Auckland Calendar, to ensure that they are
aware of and comply with all regulations, requirements and policies.