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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (Statistics) (MATH11239)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryDuring the months of June, July and August, candidates for the MSc
work on a project on an approved topic and write a dissertation based on
this work. The project gives the student the opportunity to apply skills
developed earlier in the programme to real statistics problems. Projects
often take the form of a consultancy exercise for a sponsoring
organisation. Students will have sourced the project and a supervisor
outside the School of Mathematics themselves and submitted a short
report on their project for approval.
Course description An individual written report will be submitted by a given deadline
detailing the methods used, results obtained and corresponding
interpretation of the results. The students will be able to discuss the
problem with their peers; however, all analyses and written reports must
be their own independent work.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% Coursework
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Ability to apply skills developed earlier in the programme to real statistics research problems.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordsstatistics,dissertation
Contacts
Course organiserDr Daniel Paulin
Tel:
Email: dpaulin@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Gemma Aitchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 9268
Email: Gemma.Aitchison@ed.ac.uk
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