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Undergraduate Course: Distribution-Free Statistical Methods (MATH10014)

Course Outline
School School of Mathematics College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Mathematics Other subject area Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours)
Course website https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description Course for final year students in Honours programmes in Mathematics and/or Statistics.

Sign test and signed-rank test for median, confidence intervals for median, Wilcoxon two-sample test, comparison of tests, tests based on linear rank statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, rank correlation.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Foundations of Calculus (MATH08005) AND Several Variable Calculus (MATH08006) AND Linear Algebra (MATH08007) AND Methods of Applied Mathematics (MATH08035) AND Probability (Year 2) (MATH08008) AND Statistics (Year 2) (MATH08051)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Statistics (Year 3) (MATH08052)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 16:10 - 17:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 16:10 - 17:00
First Class Week 1, Monday, 16:10 - 17:00, Zone: King's Buildings. JCMB, room 4312
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:0016 sides. No YAFBulky statistical tables, to be held in JCMB if possible.
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
An understanding of the theory of the statistical procedures covered in the course, the ability to apply them, and an understanding of the comparisons between procedures.
Assessment Information
Examination only.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Examination (100%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywords DFSM
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Tom Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5058
Email: T.Mackay@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Alison.Fairgrieve@ed.ac.uk
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