Aims:

• to introduce students to basic concepts in probability
• to demonstrate the importance and practical usefulness of probability in real life
• to train students to use computers for simulation studies
• to show how probability is a necessary foundation for understanding statistics
• to introduce students to fundamental ideas in Statistics
• to demonstrate the importance and usefulness of these ideas in real life and on real data
• to show how to present data informatively and clearly
• to equip students to apply probability and statistical methods to solve standard problems from a wide range of disciplines
• to give students an appreciation of the limitations of these standard techniques
• to provide an appreciation of the assessment of variability through interval estimation
• to enable students to communicate the results of their analyses in clear non-technical language
• to promote an interest in probability and statistics and hence encourage students to study the subject further

Aims:

• To introduce students to further fundamental ideas in Statistics beyond those met in S1Y
• to demonstrate the importance and usefulness of these ideas in real life and on real data
• to enable students to understand both the strengths and weaknesses of the hypothesis test approach to statistical analysis
• to provide an appreciation of the need for statisticians to be involved in the design as well as the analysis of experiments
• to enable students to understand how sampling should be undertaken
• to enable students to assess relationships between random variables
• to enable students to understand how to utilize time series data in simple contexts
• to enable students to communicate the results of their analyses in clear non-technical language

• to promote an interest in probability and statistics and hence encourage students to study the subject further