STATS 340 Design of Surveys and Experiments (15 points)

Taught: Semester One, City Campus.

Prerequisites: 15 points from STATS 201, 207, 208, 210, 225 or BIOSCI 209.

Restrictions: STATS 341 and 351.

Assessment: Final exam 60%; coursework 40% (1 test 20% and assignments 20%); must
obtain at least 50% in final exam to pass.

Textbooks: Lecture notes will be distributed in class.

For advice: Joss Cumming (ext 85756), James Curran (ext 88755), Kathy Ruggiero (ext
89456), Andrew Sporle (ext 85948), Chris Wild (ext 88797).

The course looks at the design (and to some extent the analysis) of two of the most important
types of statistical research study, the survey and the designed experiment (eg, how to
compare 16 consumer products when each individual can only compare four, how to produce
the most robust paint surface on kitchen appliances). This course is useful for intending
statisticians, Operations Research or Management Science professionals, and anyone wanting
to do research in an area which uses such studies (eg, Market Research, the Social Sciences,
the Biological Sciences, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture).

Please note that a reasonably high level of English competency (in both comprehension and
writing) is needed to succeed in this course.

Topics studied include: Survey methods including stratified, multistage and cluster
sampling; experimental designs including incomplete block, Latin square, split plot, and
factorial designs.

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