DPS5018 by Victor Soh https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes Learning materials to help you succeed in DPS5018 en-us 2016-06-27 10:28:03 UTC 2025-11-10 09:02:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Prizecup.png Online Quizzes (10% carry marks) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115501234 I will be using this Online Textbook for your quizzes
in DPS5018 (10% of your coursework marks).

http://onlinestatbook.com/2/index.html

Attached is a visual guide to help you join our online classroom for DPS5018. Inside this online classroom, there are various video lectures and quizzes to help you succeed in DPS5018.

It is compulsory for all DPS5018 students to join this online classroom.

P.S. The actual quizzes will be conducted via MMLS or during the classroom, and will be announced in advanced.]]> 2016-06-27 11:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115501234 Reference Textbook mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115501260 This is our main "reference" textbook for DPS5018. 

It contains many detailed explanation about various concepts summarized inside the lecture notes in MMLS.]]> 2016-06-27 11:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115501260 Miscellaneous Websites that may be helpful for DPS5018 mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115502887 P.S. You can safely ignore the following websites for now; I will refer to them when the time comes. They are here mostly for my own reference (for now) to help me sort though and compile good learning materials for you :)

Topic 7

Topic 8

Projects

Math Games
]]> 2016-06-27 11:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115502887 Midterm (Example Reference) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115504185 This was the midterm paper for last trimester. It covered Topic 1 to 3; except for Question 5, which covered the early part of Topic 4.

The solutions for this paper are located under the appropriate Topics of this website.
e.g. The solution for Question 1 is located at https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_topic_1]]> 2016-06-27 12:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115504185 Tentative Midterm Dates mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115504371 Test 1 (Topic 1 to 3)
8 August 2016 (8pm - 9:30pm)

Test 2 (Topic 4 - 6)
9 September 2016 (8pm - 9:30pm)

Kindly fill up this form by the end of Week 2 (10th July) so that we can finalize our midterm exam dates:
http://goo.gl/forms/hhfU9gJPmSrZ3Cuk2]]> 2016-06-27 12:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115504371 Final Exam (Example Reference) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115505619 This was the final exam paper for last trimester.

The solutions for this paper are located under the appropriate Topics of this website.
e.g. The solution for Question 1 is located at https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_topic_1]]> 2016-06-27 12:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115505619 mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115507129 Here is an example of one concept explained inside the lecture notes in MMLS, and that same concept explained inside our "main" reference textbook.]]> 2016-06-27 12:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115507129 Homework (Week 2) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115508691 Your current homework is to fill up this form ASAP,  so that we can proceed to rearrange our timetables:
(as of 29th June, only 25 out of the 47 registered students have filled up this form).

After that, do your best to complete all the online quizzes in EDpuzzle by the end of Week 2 (10th July), and fill up this form:

Last but not least, do bring a pair of dice and a pack of cards during all your future classes :)

Finally, enjoy your holiday!
]]> 2016-06-27 13:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115508691 Lesson Plan mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115514233 Topic 1 (week 1-2)

Topic 2 (week 3-4)

Quiz 1 (Topic 1-2)
  • MMLS (23 to 24 July)
  • MMLS (30 to 31 July)

Topic 3 (week 5-6)

Test 1 (Topic 1-3)
  • 8 August 2016 (8pm - 9:30pm) at FCI Lecture Theatre CQMX001

Assignment 1 (due date = 16 Sep 2016)

Assignment 2 (due date = 30 Sep 2016)

Topic 4 (week 7-8)

Quiz 2 (Topic 3-4)
  • 24 August 2016

Topic 5 (week 9-10)

Topic 6 (week 11)

Quiz 3 (Topic 5-6)
  • 7 September 2016

Test 2 (Topic 4-6)
  • 9 September 2016 (8pm - 9:30pm) at FOE CLBR1021

Topic 7 (week 12)

Topic 8 (week 13-14)

Quiz 4 (Topic 7-8)

Presentation (week 14)
]]> 2016-06-27 14:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/115514233 Mind map of various Statistics used in DPS5018 mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116617702 2016-07-19 10:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116617702 Brief Summary of DPS5018 Syllabus (described in English and many Input-Process-Output models) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116853762 Week 1 to 6: (Test 1 is on Topic 1 to 3)
  • Topic 1 teaches you how to reduce logic error while collecting a dataset using proper sampling techniques.
  • Topic 2 teaches you how to visualize a dataset using histograms, pie chart, etc.
  • Topic 3 teaches you how to calculate Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics from a dataset.

Week 7 to 11: (Test 2 is on Topic 4 to 6)
  • Topic 4 teaches you how to analyze a population from first principles using Set Theory.
  • Topic 5 teaches you how to analyze a population described by special types of Discrete Probability Distributions.
  • Topic 6 teaches you how to analyze a population described by a special type of Continuous Probability Distribution.

Week 12 to 14:
  • Topic 7 teaches you how to analyze the relationship between two continuous dataset.
  • Topic 8 teaches you how to use Inferential Statistics to generalize a dataset.
]]> 2016-07-23 22:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116853762 Mindmap of Topic 1 by Aiman Idris mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116864894 +1 Bonus Mark for awesome contribution to help with everyone's learning process :)]]> 2016-07-24 10:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116864894 Tutorial Set (5% carry marks) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116909730 Kindly print a hardcopy of the attached past year papers, and submit it together with your solutions on 28th September (Week 14) to get your 5% carry marks.

To help you solve the tutorial set questions, and to help you prepare for the MMU exams, I have uploaded the answers to various past year papers throughout this website.

For example, to the right of this post, I have uploaded three past year supplementary exam questions and solutions.

P.S. I may discuss the questions & solutions to some of these Tutorial Set questions during our lecture/tutorial time.

Warm regards,
Victor
]]> 2016-07-25 05:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116909730 Supp Exam (Trim 2, 2014/2015) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116910284 Questions & Solutions]]> 2016-07-25 05:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116910284 Supp Exam (Trim 2, 2015/2016) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116910306 Questions & Solutions]]> 2016-07-25 05:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116910306 Supp Exam (Trim 3, 2015/2016) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116910338 Questions & Solutions]]> 2016-07-25 05:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116910338 Assessment Methods mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116911253 5% = Tutorials (two final exam papers)
15% = Assignments (two assignments)
10% = Quizzes (four quizzes)
20% = Tests (two tests)
50% = Final Exam]]> 2016-07-25 05:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116911253 Bonus Marks from Class Participation & Contribution (Scoreboard) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116911336 (+2) Aiman Idris
(+3) Bong Wei Fu, Benjamin
(+1) Ku Nazrin Ardy
(+2) Muhammad Shafiq]]> 2016-07-25 05:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116911336 Coursework Marks (updated on 5th October 2016) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116911392 Next milestones:

Quiz 4 (1 hour online quiz via MMLS)
  • 23 Sep until 2 Oct 2016

Web & Mobile Tech Training Registration 
  • 2 Oct 2016

P.S. if you detect any logic error in your coursework marks, kindly contact me as soon as possible, so that we can fix it.
]]> 2016-07-25 05:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116911392 Final Exam (Trim 2, 2014/2015) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116913524 This exam paper comprises the first-half of your Tutorial Set, attached  here for your convenience.

Print this out and submit a hardcopy of your solutions to this exam paper to get your 2.5% carry marks.]]> 2016-07-25 06:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116913524 Final Exam (Trim 2, 2015/2016) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116913547 This exam paper comprises the second-half of your Tutorial Set, attached here for your convenience.

Print this out and submit a hardcopy of your solutions to this exam paper to get your 2.5% carry marks.]]> 2016-07-25 06:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116913547 Formulae given during Final Exam (Trim 3, 2015/2016) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116946473 Attached is the extra sheets of paper (containing various formulae for DPS5018) given to all students during last trimester's final exam paper.]]> 2016-07-25 20:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/116946473 Mindmap of Topic 2 by Aiman Idris mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117075692 +1 Bonus Mark for awesome contribution to help with everyone's learning process :)]]> 2016-07-27 15:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117075692 Extra Video Lectures on Probability & Statistics from Khan Academy mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117239859 Probability (41 videos)

Statistics (68 videos)

Probability & Statistics (169 videos)
]]> 2016-07-31 11:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117239859 Quiz 1 (Answer) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117571081 2016-08-04 23:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117571081 Assignment 2 (5% carry marks) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117590757 Due date = 30th September 2016 (Week 14)]]> 2016-08-05 04:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117590757 Assignment 1 (10% carry marks) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117590861 Due date = 16 September 2016 (Week 12)]]> 2016-08-05 04:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117590861 Example Idea for your 1st Assignment mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117641378 Deal Or No Deal]]> 2016-08-06 16:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117641378 Example Idea for your 2nd Assignment mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117641385 Deal Or No Deal]]> 2016-08-06 16:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117641385 Other Ideas for your 1st Assignment mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117641466 Carnival Games

Casino Games
]]> 2016-08-06 16:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117641466 Other Ideas for your 2nd Assignment mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117641676 Hearthstone (Card Game)

Market Trends

Miscellaneous Applications

Spurious Correlations

]]> 2016-08-06 16:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117641676 Probability & Statistics for Game Designers mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117731936 www.gamasutra.com

Gambling Mathematics
]]> 2016-08-08 18:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/117731936 Test 1 (answer) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/118029747 Attached is the answer for your Test 1 paper, with some explanation for selected questions that most students failed to answer.]]> 2016-08-11 16:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/118029747 Quiz 2 (Answer) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/118258192 2016-08-15 09:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/118258192 Shortcut to Main Menu mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/118873643 https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_main]]> 2016-08-19 06:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/118873643 Quiz 3 (Answer) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/119520979 2016-08-24 05:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/119520979 Tables and Formulae given during Test 2  (Trim 1, 2016/2017) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/120431821 2016-08-29 21:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/120431821 Mind map of various Random Variables used in DPS5018 mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/120444069 2016-08-29 23:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/120444069 Test 2 (Answer) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/122901322 2016-09-10 02:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/122901322 Quiz 4 mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/124555418 2016-09-18 10:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/124555418 Formulae given during Final Exam (Trim 1, 2016/2017) mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/124634627 2016-09-19 06:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/124634627 Notation in probability and statistics mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/126176035 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notation_in_probability_and_statistics]]> 2016-09-24 18:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/126176035 Visual Summary of Topic 8 mmuvictor https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/126176073 The following Normal distributions fully describe the relationship between four Inferential Statistics and their Population Parameters:]]> 2016-09-24 18:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmuvictor/DPS5018_notes/wish/126176073