Postgraduate Course: Introductory Probability and Statistics (MATH11203)
Course Outline
School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | The course content is delivered online, with 5 hours of optional drop-in workshop support sessions.
This course is an optional course for MScs OR, ORwCO, ORwR and CAM.
The course gives an introduction to Probability and Statistics.
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Course description |
Probability
- Axioms; basic laws of probability.
Random variables
- properties; discrete and continuous distributions; central limit theorem.
Point and interval estimation
- Unbiased and consistent estimators; confidence intervals.
Hypothesis testing
- Type I and II errors; p-values; normal and t-tests.
Regression and correlation
- Correlation; linear regression; hypothesis tests; confidence intervals.
Introduction to practical R
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Probability and Statistics (MATH11204)
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Other requirements | Prohibited Combinations: MATH11204: Probability and Statistics or equivalent introductory course in Statistics.
Availability - only available to students on the MSc programmes OR, ORwCO, ORwR, and Astrobiology and Planetary Science. |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Online Activities 25,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework : 100% |
Feedback |
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate a conceptual understanding of fundamental concepts of probability and be able to derive basic results from them
- explain their reasoning about probability clearly and precisely, using appropriate technical language.
- apply statistical techniques to simple problems.
- interpret the output from statistical analyses.
- use the statistical computer package R to perform a number of statistical analyses.
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Reading List
Recommended, but not essential :
Devore and Berk (2012) Modern mathematical statistics with applications. 2nd edition. An electronic copy of Devore and Berk is available to download from the University Library.
Rice (1995) Mathematical statistics and data analysis. 2nd edition.
For additional R support :
Crawley (2013) The R Book An electronic copy of Crawley is available to download from the University Library. |
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | IPS |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Skarleth Carrales Escobedo
Tel:
Email: mcarrale@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Gemma Aitchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 9268
Email: Gemma.Aitchison@ed.ac.uk |
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