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Postgraduate Course: Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Bayesian Statistics BIOL5124 (MCLM11038)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis is a placeholder course, designed to record marks for the University of Glasgow part of the programme, PRPHDISPME1F: Precision Medicine (PhD with Integrated Study)
Course description Please see [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Bayesian Statistics BIOL5124.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Please see [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Bayesian Statistics BIOL5124 for Components of Assessment
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. The key differences between a Bayesian and frequentist approach
  2. How prior information is used in a Baysian approach
  3. The concept of Markov Chain Monte Carlo techniques
  4. The distinction between Metropolis Hastings and Gibbs sampling
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Elizabeth Elliot
Tel: (0131 6)51 7851
Email: 		Course secretaryMr Fraser Pullar
Tel: (0131 6)51 7865
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