STAT2401 Analysis of Experiments (University of Western Australia): rated 3.0/5 overall across 20 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
STAT2401 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing in Natural and Physical Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 实验分析
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Natural and Physical Sciences
Faculty: Physics, Mathematics and Computing
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit introduces the principles of randomised experiments and practical quantitative tools for analysing the data from such experiments. The emphasis is on choosing and applying appropriate methods, rather than technical details and formal inference.
STAT2401 has 20 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 · usefulness 3.4 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.4 stars); 15 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "Yes, I am taking this unit, and before I read your post, I was planning to make a similar post on FB UWA confessions or here on Reddit just to make sure that I wasn't the only one disappointed with his teaching. During his lectures, it is challenging to understand anything becau…"
On Reddit: "Generally can’t go wrong with beginner statistics units like STAT1400 or STAT1520 since a lot of non math and stats related courses require some understanding of statistics. If you’re into it you could then look into units like analysis of experiments/observations (STAT2401/2402…"
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Q: Is STAT2401 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 20 reviews: usefulness 3.4/5, overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches STAT2401, and when is it offered?
A: STAT2401 is taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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