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 |
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk |
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| 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. |
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
| 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%) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Liam O'Carroll
Tel: (0131 6)50 5070
Email: L.O'Carroll@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Alison.Fairgrieve@ed.ac.uk |
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