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ECON10072A: Advanced Statistics 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2025 
 
Part 01: Topic Summary and Exam Tips 
Part 02: Exam Practice Questions and Answers 
Part 03: Sample Final Examination Paper 
Part 04: Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper 
 
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ECON10072A - Advanced Statistics (Solutions)

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	The University of Manchester
Unit Code	ECON10072
Credit Rating	10
Unit Name	Advanced Statistics
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	61

The ECON10072A: Advanced Statistics - Final Examination Guide and Notes for 2025, tailored for students at the University of Manchester, provides a comprehensive resource to master the key theories and concepts of the course. The guide features clear illustrations and worked examples that demonstrate the practical application of these theories. It also includes a sample exam with solutions and detailed explanations to simulate the real test-taking experience. Additionally, this guide provides concise notes, expert examiner advice, and practice questions with answers covering all key examinable topics, helping you prepare effectively and aim for the best possible grade.

This course, ECON10072A: Advanced Statistics introduces key statistical methods essential for analysing economic and social data, combining theoretical foundations with practical applications using Excel. It is designed for students with a strong mathematical background and requires concurrent enrolment in ECON10071. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, statistical distributions (Binomial, Normal, and Student-t), confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and regression inference. Students will develop skills in constructing and interpreting statistical measures, applying probability concepts, and performing hypothesis tests relevant to the social sciences.

The syllabus covers descriptive statistics, probability, discrete and continuous random variables, expectations, sampling distributions, and statistical inference. Special focus is given to means, variances, correlations, covariances, and hypothesis testing for sample means and proportions. By the end of the course, students will be proficient in using spreadsheet software to implement statistical techniques and analyse real-world datasets.

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