ECON1310 Introductory Statistics for Social Sciences (University of Queensland): rated 3.7/5 overall across 30 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
ECON1310 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 社会科学统计学入门
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Basic statistical concepts and techniques such as descriptive statistics, probability concepts, theoretical distributions, inferential statistics (confidence intervals and hypothesis testing) are applied in business and economics.
ECON1310 has 30 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 4.4 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 12 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.4 stars); 18 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "I took it during summer semester 2 years ago. Content is easy enough, I never felt rushed. I got a 7 but it wasn't my easiest by a long shot. The quizzes were easy but the written assessments annoyed the shit out of me. One week I'd get full marks and for the next, barely a pass…"
On Reddit: "Hi, I’m going into 2nd year commerce and I will just say that you should prepare yourself for statistical maths. The accounting maths is fine, the stats in econ1310 start off with some methods/spec content and build on it which is difficult but with time and practice you can get…"
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Q: Is ECON1310 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 30 reviews: usefulness 4.4/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECON1310, and when is it offered?
A: ECON1310 is taught by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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