Exam information
Course code and title
STAT1201
Analysis of Scientific Data
Semester Summer Semester, 2022
Exam type Online, non-invigilated, end-of-semester examination
Exam technology Blackboard Tool
Exam date and time
Your examination will begin at the date and time specified through the ‘STAT1201 Final
Examination’ link on Blackboard under Examinations. If you commence your
examination after this time, the end time for your examination does NOT change.
The total time for your examination from the scheduled starting time will be: 2 hours 10
minutes including 10 minutes preparation time.
Exam window
You must commence your exam at the time specified through the ‘STAT1201 Final
Examination’ link on Blackboard under Examinations. You have from the start date/time
to the end date/time listed in which you must complete your exam.
Permitted materials
During the exam you may access your own notes and any of the material on the
STAT1201 Blackboard and LearnX.
A Casio fx-82 series or UQ approved calculator may be used.
You may not make use of any other material. This includes web sites, books, or other
software.
Recommended
materials
You will need access to RStudio to complete the exam.
UQ approved calculator; bilingual dictionary.
Instructions
The exam involves a total of 50 multiple-choice questions split into four scenarios. You
may attempt the scenarios and questions in any order and return to make changes if
needed.
Who to contact
Given the nature of this examination, responding to student queries and/or relaying
corrections to exam content during the exam will not be feasible.
If you have any concerns or queries about a particular question or need to make any
assumptions to answer the question, state these using the ‘Assumptions’ link at the
bottom of the exam.
If you experience any technical difficulties during the exam (such as not being able to
access the exam site), join Zoom 856 5719 7352 (via app or by dialling +61 2 8015
2088). Note that this does not include technical difficulties with RStudio - you are
expected to have RStudio working correctly by yourself.
If you experience any interruptions to your examination, please collect evidence of the
interruption (e.g. photographs, screenshots or emails).
Submissions Answers are automatically recorded so there is no submission process at the end of the exam.
Important exam
condition
information
Academic integrity is a core value of the UQ community and as such the highest
standards of academic integrity apply to all examinations, whether undertaken in-person
or online.
This means:
• You are permitted to refer to the allowed resources for this exam, and you must
not use any instances of work that has been submitted previously elsewhere.
• You are not permitted to consult any other person – whether directly, online, or
through any other means – about any aspect of this examination during the
period that it is available.
• If it is found that you have given or sought outside assistance with this
examination, then that will be deemed to be cheating.
Undertaking this online exam deems your commitment to UQ’s academic integrity
pledge as summarised in the following declaration:
“I certify that I have completed this examination in an honest, fair and trustworthy
manner, that my submitted answers are entirely my own work, and that I have neither
given nor received any unauthorised assistance on this examination”.