Distribution-Free Statistical Methods (U01888)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : MAT-4-DSM

Course for final year students in Honours programmes in Mathematics and/or Statistics.

Sign test and signed-rank test for median, confidence intervals for median, Wilcoxon two-sample test, comparison of tests, tests based on linear rank statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, rank correlation.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Passes at C or better in MAT-2-FoC, MAT-2-SVC, MAT-2-LiA, MAT-2-MAM, MAT-2-Prb, MAT-2-SMe

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Distribution-Free Statistical Methods (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Specialist Statistics (Year 4), (School of Mathematics, Schedule P)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	14:50	KB
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

An understanding of the theory of the statistical procedures covered in the course, the ability to apply them, and an understanding of the comparisons between procedures.