STAT1301 Advanced Analysis of Scientific Data (University of Queensland): rated 2.9/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 12 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
STAT1301 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Science in Statistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 科学数据高级分析
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course introduces students to the mathematical and computational aspects of statistical modeling. Emphasis is placed on a precise understanding of randomness and probability distributions, and statistical methods such as estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression and linear models and categorical data analysis.
STAT1301 has 12 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 3.7 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UQ students on UQ Wall (2.3/5 overall); 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 9 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "Quick point of advice mate, don't. The course is the exact same but with a closed book, invigilated, no calculator, written response test at the end. Whereas, the STAT1201 final is an open book, non-invigilated, multiple choice quiz as a final. This was the only difference in as…"
On Reddit: "The hardest two math courses I did were MATH2400 and STAT2003. MATH2400 is about mathematical analysis. Pretty much every topic from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_analysis is covered at an advanced level. STAT2003 is mathematical probability. It covers probability…"
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Q: Is STAT1301 hard?
A: Students rate STAT1301's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is STAT1301 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 12 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 3.7/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches STAT1301, and when is it offered?
A: STAT1301 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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