Introduction to Statistics (L1025)

Source: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/modules/undergraduate/2026/100956-introduction-to-statistics Parent: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/banking-and-digital-finance-bsc-hons

15 credits, Level 4

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore statistical techniques used in economics and apply them through various tasks.

You’ll get to:

summarise and plot data
learn basic probability theory
conduct hypothesis testing
analyse correlations as well as bivariate and multiple regression.

Teaching

69%: Lecture\ 31%: Seminar\

Assessment

40%: Coursework (Group submission (written))\ 60%: Examination (Unseen examination)\

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 117 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: