Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (Statistics) (MATH11239)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | During 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.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
588 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | statistics,dissertation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Cecilia Balocchi
Tel:
Email: cecilia.balocchi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kirstie Paterson
Tel:
Email: Kirstie.Paterson@ed.ac.uk |
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