Undergraduate Course: Statistical Models (Year 3) (MATH09005)
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 9 (Year 3 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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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Optional course for Honours Degrees involving Mathematics. 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. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The following are to be achieved at a higher level than for MAT-2-StM; this will be assessed by a more demanding examination.
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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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Michael Prentice
Tel: (0131 6)50 4876
Email: M.Prentice@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kathryn Mcphail
Tel: (0131 6)50 4885
Email: k.mcphail@ed.ac.uk |
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