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Semester 2

Applied Statistics (MATH10096)

Subject

Mathematics

College

SCE

Credits

10

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students are advised to check that they have studied the material covered in the syllabus of any pre-requisite course listed above before enrolling.

Course Summary

This course introduces a variety of advanced forms of regression models, going beyond the classical normal linear regression model. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of real data and on how to draw meaningful conclusions from it. The R software will be extensively used.

Course Description

Topics to be covered may include:- Review of linear models.- Generalised regression models (binary, multi-categorical and count responses).- Random effects models.- Introduction to generalised additive models and smoothing.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 80%, Coursework 20%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Assessment Information

Coursework 20%, Examination 80%

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