STAT221-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Introduction to Statistical Computing Using R

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

Statistical computing skills are essential within the modern workplace of statisticians and other quantitative/analytical positions. This course will develop and build your skills in computer programming for statistics, using the free statistical computing package R which is one of the most widely used tools for data analysis. The course provides excellent preparation for the many UC statistics courses that use R and, more generally, courses that require quantitative computing skills. The newly developed computing skills will also be used to unleash the power of modern computational statistical techniques for analysing complex real world data.

Prerequisites

Either a) MATH199; or b) 15 points from MATH102 or EMTH118, and another 15 points from 100 level STAT, DATA, MATH, or
EMTH (excluding MATH101 and MATH110)

Restrictions

STAT218

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 248 Computer Lab
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 248 Computer Lab
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 248 Computer Lab
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 Rehua 008 Computer Lab
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
02 Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00 Rehua 008 Computer Lab
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $951.00

International fee $5,388.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mathematics and Statistics .

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