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Lead Tutor for Teaching Statistics to International Year One students at the University of Exeter Business School
Module: Introduction to Statistics
This module is an introduction to the basic concepts of statistics and will give a strong foundation to the statistics that will be continued in the second year of a business degree. It will provide students with an understanding of the statistical methodologies used in economics, in the business and management environments, and also other disciplines of study. A combination of theoretical and extensive hands-on practice is used, using Excel software with a variety of data types and statistical methods.
Modules including:
Introduction to Statistics, Scales of measurement.
Descriptive Statistics: Frequency Tables, Frequency Distributions.
Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures.
Descriptive Statistics: Graphical Methods.
Discrete and continuous random variables.
Discrete and continuous probability distributions.
Classical probability concepts.
Sampling Methods and the Central Limit Theorem.
Estimation and Confidence Intervals.
One-Sample and Two-Samples Tests of Hypothesis.
Analysis of Variance.
Correlation (Pearson's and Spearman's) and Linear Regression.
Multiple Regression.
Nonparametric Methods: Chi-Square Independence & Goodness-of-Fit Tests.
Organising seminars, workshops and tutorials for MEd TESOL students to provide academic support, including research skills, practical study skills and professional knowledge development.
For instance: "In-Depth Interviews: Techniques and Best Practice", "Interview Data Analysis," "APA referencing, Plagiarism and academic dishonesty, ethics and etc.