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Statistics for Data Analysis MATH 1060

Mathematics Course

International Fees

International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.

Course details

This hands-on course introduces descriptive statistics, basic inferential statistics, linear regression, and probability concepts and calculations. Emphasis throughout the course will be placed on using statistical methods for the exploration and analysis of data sets. This introduction will enable students to use statistics for data analysis, will prepare them for “Data Analytics/Mining,” and covers topics appropriate for anyone seeking a first statistics course. Labs and exercises employ standard graphical methods to represent statistical data. Hypothesis tests, including ANOVA, are used to test for significant differences between multiple groups. Students will be introduced to the open source R Programming language, a statistical analysis tool used to extract meaningful information from a variety of scientific, industrial and commercial data sets. Upon successful completion, students will be able to carry out calculations, perform statistical decision making and solve problems with involving collected data. This course prepares the student to move on to MATH 3060 and is a required course for the Applied Data Analytics Certificate offered by BCIT Computing.

Prerequisite(s)

  • Math 12 Pre-Calculus or equivalent.

Credits

3.0

Domestic fees

$715.88

Course offerings

Winter 2024

Below are three offerings of MATH 1060 for the Winter 2024 term.

CRN 84201

Duration

Thu Jan 04 - Thu Mar 28 (13 weeks)

  • 13 weeks
  • CRN 84201
  • Domestic fees $715.88
    International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Jan 04 - Mar 28 Thu 18:00 - 21:00 Burnaby SW03 Rm. 2665
Instructor

Vahid Dabbaghian

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Domestic fees

$715.88

Important information
  1. International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
  2. Refreshing your math skills prior to starting MATH 1060 is strongly recommended and we suggest taking MATH 0060. **FINAL EXAM on Thursday, March 28th, 2024**
Status

CRN 87319

Duration

Mon Jan 08 - Mon Apr 08 (14 weeks)

  • 14 weeks
  • CRN 87319
  • Domestic fees $715.88
    International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Jan 08 - Apr 08 Mon 18:15 - 21:30 Burnaby SW03 Rm. 2695
Instructor

Masomeh Jamshid Nejad

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Domestic fees

$715.88

Important information
  1. International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
  2. Refreshing your math skills prior to starting MATH 1060 is strongly recommended and we suggest taking MATH 0060. **FINAL EXAM on Monday, April 8th, 2024. No class on Monday, February 19th (Family Day) and Monday, April 1st (Easter Monday).**
Status

CRN 85573

Duration

Wed Jan 03 - Wed Mar 27 (13 weeks)

  • 13 weeks
  • CRN 85573
  • Domestic fees $715.88
    International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Jan 03 - Mar 27 Wed 18:30 - 21:30 Online
Feb 21 Wed 18:30 - 21:30 Burnaby SW03 Rm. 2665
Mar 27 Wed 18:30 - 21:30 Burnaby SW03 Rm. 2665
Instructor

Seyyed Hosseini

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Domestic fees

$715.88

Important information
  1. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  2. International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
  3. ***IMPORTANT INFORMATION READ CAREFULLY*** COURSE FORMAT IS SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE LECTURES AND HAS TWO MANDATORY EXAM SESSIONS on the BURNABY CAMPUS 1. Midterm: Wednesday, 21 February 2024 2. Final: Wednesday, 27 March 2024 Refreshing your math skills prior to starting MATH 1060 is strongly recommended and we suggest taking MATH 0060.
Status

Full

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Compute and understand the meaning of mean, median, range, standard deviation, variance, percentiles and standard scores.
  • Use and understand standard graphical methods of representing statistical data.
  • Use R to process and analyse data.
  • Perform basic probability calculations.
  • Solve problems with statistical variables that have a binomial, Poisson, normal or other probability distributions.
  • Describe the basic procedures for null hypothesis testing; define, explain, illustrate basic concepts such as null and alternate hypotheses, type 1 and 2 errors, level of significance, critical values, test statistic, rejection region, one-tailed and two-tailed tests; power; determination of sample size.
  • Carry out calculations and statistical tests related to sample means, sample proportions, chi-square distribution, and correlation and regression.
  • Use ANOVA to test hypotheses on differences between multiple groups.
  • Estimate with confidence intervals for population parameters (means, difference between means, difference between proportions).
  • Apply principles of linear correlations and regression and determine correlation coefficients between different data variables.
  • Use multiple regression to predict a response variable and determine the most significant predictor variables.

Effective as of Spring/Summer 2016

Related Programs

Statistics for Data Analysis (MATH 1060) is offered as a part of the following programs:

School of Computing and Academic Studies

  1. Applied Data Analytics
    Certificate Part-time
  2. Computer Systems
    Diploma Part-time

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