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Undergraduate Course: Distribution-Free Statistical Methods (MATH10014)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryCourse 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Foundations of Calculus (MATH08005) AND Several Variable Calculus (MATH08006) AND Linear Algebra (MATH08007) AND Methods of Applied Mathematics (MATH08035) AND Probability (Year 2) (MATH08008) AND Statistics (Year 2) (MATH08051)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Statistics (Year 3) (MATH08052)
Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDFSM
Contacts
Course organiserDr Tom Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5058
Email: 		Course secretaryMrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 5045
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