Applied Statistics 2, Business Statistics 2 or a similar approved unit. The two most commonly used methods for collecting data are experiments and surveys. This unit deals with the design of experiments, considering such topics as randomisation, replication, control of error, the power of tests and determination of sample size. The second half of the unit deals with the design of surveys of the type often carried out by governments and private organisations, dealing with such topics as methods of sampling and questionnaire design.
Some consideration is given to techniques of analysis but the emphasis is on design.