Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

328All courses are examined at the end of the semester in which they are taken. The examination for eachcourse consists of one two-hour written paper, with the exception that course STAT0801 has athree-hour examination.Introductory CoursesSTAT1001.Elementary statistical methods (6 credits)The discipline of statistics is concerned with situations involving uncertainty and variability. Variabilitygreatly affects the interpretation of data. Thus, statistics forms an important descriptive and analyticaltool for all investigative work. This elementary course, which is taught without any technicalmathematics, presents many standard situations of data interpretation. The statistical tests for thesesituations are presented.Eligibility: Not available to students with a pass in A-level Pure Mathematics. Students who havetaken MATH0802 or have AS-level Mathematics and Statistics are eligible for this course,but are advised that STAT1003 may be a more suitable choice. Students taking or havingtaken STAT1000 or STAT1003 or STAT1006 or STAT1007 or STAT1008 or STAT1801or STAT0601 or STAT0602 are not allowed to take this course.STAT1003.Introductory statistics (6 credits)The discipline of statistics is concerned with situations involving uncertainty and variability. Theinterpretation of data is greatly affected when variability plays a role, as it usually does. Thus statisticsforms an important descriptive and analytical tool for all investigative work. Candidates with amathematical background will find this course suitable, because the language of mathematics allows thesubject of statistics to be presented with economy and clarity.Prerequisite: Either A-level Pure Mathematics or AS-level Mathematics and Statistics or MATH0801or MATH0802 or MATH0901 or MATH0902. Students without these qualifications,but with Grade C or better in A-level Physics, are deemed to have sufficient mathematicaltraining to enroll in this course. Students who intend to major in either of the 3 themes“Risk Management”, “Mathematical Statistics” and “Applied Statistics” should takeSTAT1000 or STAT1007 or STAT0601 instead of this course. Students taking or havingtaken STAT1000 or STAT1001 or STAT1006 or STAT1007 or STAT1008 orSTAT1801 or STAT0601 or STAT0602 are not allowed to take this course.STAT1009.Practical survey techniques (6 credits)We often try to infer the characteristics of a population by taking a sample from that population. Thisapproach is usually forced upon us for economic, ethical or technological reasons. Against abackground of practical situations, this course considers the basic principles, practice and design ofsampling techniques to produce objective answers, free from bias. Emphasis will be on current andlocal problems.Pre- or co-requisites: STAT1000 or STAT1001 or STAT1003 or STAT1006 or STAT1007 orSTAT1008 or STAT2001 or STAT0601 or STAT0602 or STAT1801 orECON1003 or ECOL2006.