Project in Statistics (Single) (U01658)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : MAT-4-SSP

Project for BSc Honours Mathematics & Statistics.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Final year Honours students only

? Prohibited combinations : MAT-4-DSP, MAT-4-DMP, MAT-4-SMP

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Learning Objectives
1. To allow students to gain some experience in statistical investigations/research, building on that learned in MAT-3-MCC.
2. To enhance students' abilities to communicate statistical ideas through written and spoken word.
3. To encourage independent thought and enhance students' critical faculties, both of their own and other peoples' work.

Outcomes
1. Students will become more confident in reading statistical papers, performing literature searches, summarizing knowledge in a topic area.
2. Students become better at carrying out statistical analyses and computational work, posing their own questions, planning a study, all with limited direction from an academic supervisor.
3. Students become more proficient at writing up statistical work.
4. Students become better at presenting statistical work through oral presentations.
5. Students gain experience of mathematical typesetting.