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STAT6003 Statistics for Financial Decisions Assignment - Laureate International Universities, Australia

Assessment Title - Digital Presentation

Learning Outcomes -

a) Analyse and present data graphically using spreadsheet software (Excel).

c) Apply judgment to select appropriate methods of data analysis drawing on knowledge of graphical analysis, descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions.

e) Conduct quantitative research, articulate and present findings to a wide range of stakeholders, from accounting and non- accounting backgrounds.

Context - The assessment is an Individual Presentation and assesses understanding of basic Statistics concepts covered at the beginning of the trimester, graphical analysis, descriptive statistics, probability theory and probability distributions.

Assessment Tasks -

PART A -

Find a reliable source of raw statistical data recently published in an area that interests you. Reliable sources would be for example published research studies, Australian Bureau of Statistics, international organisations such as International Monetary Fund.

Use appropriate graphical methods to present your data. Include a brief bullet point explanation of the information presented in the graphs as well as brief commentary on the appropriateness of the graphical methods used.

Based on the nature of your data, use appropriate numerical descriptive measures to analyse and interpret your data. Include a brief bullet point explanation of the choice of the measures as well as interpretation of their results.

Make sure you include references to the source of your data and include the data file used.

PART B -

Create a video presentation on topics from Weeks 1 - 5 for statistical analysis of business information (Student can select any data: from Australian Bureau of Statistics, international organisations such as International Monetary Fund). For this create a power point presentation slides between 6-10; excel data analysis and video recording.

This is designed to access your understanding of the concepts you have applied in Part A and also demonstrate your communication skills.

You must upload the part A PowerPoint slide, part B Excel data analysis and part C video TOGETHER before clicking the submit Button through submission link in assessment 2.

Length - Max 10 slides/ 5 mins presentation for video recording.