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Undergraduate Course: Statistical Methods (MATH08009)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaMathematics Other subject areaSpecialist Mathematics & Statistics (Year 2)
Course website http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionCore second year course for Honours Degrees including Statistics.

Syllabus summary: Descriptive statistics; scatter diagrams, correlation; sample means and variances. Statistical concepts, sampling distributions. Expectation and variance of common distributions and statistics. Introduction to estimation and hypothesis testing.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Practical Calculus (MATH08001) AND Solving Equations (MATH08002) AND Geometry & Convergence (MATH08003) AND Group Theory: An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics (MATH08004)) OR ( Applicable Mathematics 1 (MATH08027) AND Mathematical Methods 1 (MATH08029) AND Applicable Mathematics 2 (MATH08031) AND Mathematical Methods 2 (MATH08032)) OR ( Mathematics for Informatics 1a (MATH08046) AND Mathematics for Informatics 1b (MINF08001) AND Mathematics for Informatics 2a (MINF08002) AND Mathematics for Informatics 2b (MATH08047))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  0
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
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Knowledge of common descriptive statistical procedures, and how they can be implemented in a statistical package.
2. Understanding of randomness and, in particular, sampling distributions.
3. Ability to conduct simple inferential procedures and to exercise diagnostic and interpretative skills.
Assessment Information
Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Study Abroad Not entered
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KeywordsSMe
Contacts
Course organiserDr Nikolaos Bournaveas
Tel: (0131 6)50 5063
Email: N.Bournaveas@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretaryMr Martin Delaney
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Martin.Delaney@ed.ac.uk
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