MAST20005 Statistics (University of Melbourne): rated 3.5/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder) across 41 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MAST20005 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Mathematics and Statistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 统计学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces the basic elements of statistical modelling, computation and data analysis. It is an entry point to further study of both mathematical and applied statistics, as well as broader data science.
MAST20005 has 41 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 4.2 · difficulty 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.1 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "Overall, this was a highly rewarding and engaging subject. The lecturers and tutors were consistently active and supportive, which made the learning experience far smoother than expected and a noticeable step up in clarity compared with previous subjects. Although it felt unusual to encounter our f…"
On Reddit: "big fan of robert maillardet from mast20005 last sem although i nearly failed"
On Reddit: "I’ve done qm1, ecom1, mast20005 and mast20004. Difference is night and day, both stats and prob are much more rigorous than qm1 and ecom1. They go into a lot more theory and obviously maths (integrals and differentiation are important in prob). The commerce stats subjects teach …"
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Q: Is MAST20005 hard?
A: Students rate MAST20005's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is MAST20005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 41 reviews: usefulness 4.2/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MAST20005, and when is it offered?
A: MAST20005 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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