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Semester 1
Statistical Methodology (MATH10095)
Subject
Mathematics
College
SCE
Credits
10
Normal Year Taken
3
Delivery Session Year
2023/2024
Pre-requisites
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Course Summary
This course provides many of the underlying concepts and theory for Likelihood based statistical analyses, and is required for further Year 3-5 courses in Statistics.
Course Description
Topics to be covered include: - likelihood function - maximum likelihood estimation - likelihood ratio tests - Bayes theorem and posterior distribution - Iterative estimation of the MLE (Fisher's method of scoring) - normal linear models
Assessment Information
Written Exam 80%, Coursework 20%, Practical Exam 0%
Additional Assessment Information
Coursework 20%; Examination 80%
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