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Undergraduate Course: Statistics in Forensic Science (MATH10048)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryCourse for final year students in Honours programmes in Mathematics.

Introduction using the Bayesian paradigm of some statistical ideas not presented elsewhere in the curriculum, along with other more familiar statistical ideas, with examples from forensic science and the evaluation of evidence.

Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Foundations of Calculus (MATH08005) AND Several Variable Calculus (MATH08006) AND Linear Algebra (MATH08007) AND Methods of Applied Mathematics (MATH08035) AND Probability (Year 2) (MATH08008) AND Statistics (Year 2) (MATH08051)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Statistics (Year 3) (MATH08052)
Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
1. Increased familiarity with the Bayesian paradigm.

2. Familiarity with conditional probability and Bayesian inference.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsSFS
Contacts
Course organiserDr Liam O'Carroll
Tel: (0131 6)50 5070
Email: L.O'Carroll@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Gillian Law
Tel: (0131 6)50 5085
Email: G.Law@ed.ac.uk
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