Undergraduate Course: Distribution-Free Statistical Methods (MATH10014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mathematics |
Other subject area | Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours) |
| Course website |
https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
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. |
Assessment Information
Examination only.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Examination (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | DFSM |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tom Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5058
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Course secretary | Mrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 5045
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