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Undergraduate Course: Time Series Analysis (MATH11025)

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 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Mathematics Other subject area Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours)
Course website http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk
Course description Course for final year students in Honours programmes in Mathematics and/or Statistics.

1. Definitions of moments: expectation, variance, autocovariance and autocorrelation;

2. Properties of moving average and autoregressive models.

3. Estimation of parameters of moving average and autoregressive models.

4. Forecasting.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Probability (Year 2) (MATH08008) AND Complex Variable & Differential Equations (MATH10033) 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
Prospectus website http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Ability to investigate time series to fit models
2. Interpretation of MINITAB output
3. Ability to forecast.
Assessment Information
Examination only.
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 Ms Jennifer Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5048
Email: Jennifer.Marshall@ed.ac.uk
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