Undergraduate Course: Statistics (Year 2) (MATH08051)
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 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
Summary statistics, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing,
interval estimation, likelihood, analysis of categorical data, joint,
marginal and conditional distributions, ANOVA and regression
The computer program R will be introduced through a two-hour
practical near the beginning of the course. Its use will be
supported with examples in lectures and tutorials with
supplementary material on the course website. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
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: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge of common statistical procedures, and their
implementation in a statistical package.
Understanding of randomness and, in particular, sampling
distributions.
Ability to conduct simple inferential procedures and to exercise
diagnostic and interpretative skills.
Ability to interpret likelihood analyses.
Facility with bivariate, marginal and conditional distributions.
Ability to fit, criticise and predict from simple linear regression
and one-way classification models.
Ability to interpret test statistics and significance probabilities.
Facility with the R statistical package for methods of inference
developed in the course. |
Assessment Information
Examination 85%; coursework 15%. |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Nikolaos Bournaveas
Tel: (0131 6)50 5063
Email: N.Bournaveas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Martin Delaney
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Martin.Delaney@ed.ac.uk |
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