This course explores the types of data encountered in statistical practice and examines some of the methods which can be used to analyse data to obtain inferences and test scientific hypotheses. The course reviews some foundational issues in probability theory and then examines methodological issues in data collection, statistical inference and hypothesis testing. The course then introduces students to specific techniques for the analysis of different types of data via a variety of models. The course provides a general overview of statistical practice as well as a foundation for later specialization in particular types of data analysis, especially time-series analysis. Students will practise the relevant techniques by using statistical software to conduct data analysis.