Undergraduate Course: Statistical Models (Year 2) (MATH08011)
Course Outline
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School of Mathematics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Year 2) |
| Course website |
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk |
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| Course description |
Core second year course for Honours Degrees including Statistics.
Syllabus summary: Modelling of data; one-way analysis of variance; simple linear regression; parametric families of distributions; likelihood; maximum likelihood estimation; likelihood ratio tests and intervals; joint, marginal and conditional distributions. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 0 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Tutorials: one of Th 1500-1550, 1610-1700, Fr 1000-1050, 1110-1200 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Facility with bivariate, marginal and conditional distributions.
2. Ability to fit, criticise and predict from simple linear regression and one-way classification models.
3. Ability to derive likelihood functions with one or two parameters, to plot one-parameter likelihoods, find their maxima and their curvature at maxima.
4. Ability to interpret test statistics and significance probabilities.
5. Ability to derive inferential methods using general procedures such as likelihood ratios and maximum likelihood.
6. Facility with Minitab commands for methods of inference developed in the course.
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Assessment Information
Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85%.
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| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Michael Prentice
Tel: (0131 6)50 4876
Email: M.Prentice@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Martin Delaney
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Martin.Delaney@ed.ac.uk |
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