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 Postgraduate Course: Generalised Regression Models (MATH11187)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics | College | College of Science and Engineering |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 10 | ECTS Credits | 5 |  
 
| Summary | The course builds on the material covered in MATH10095 Statistical Methodology, extending the statistical techniques described to generalised linear models. |  
| Course description | Topics to be covered include : - generalised linear models;
 - analysis of deviance;
 - exponential families; and
 - generalised linear mixed models.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1) | Quota:  None |  | Course Start | Semester 2 |  Timetable | Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | Total Hours:
100
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 Lecture Hours 22,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
 Summative Assessment Hours 2,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
69 ) |  
| Assessment (Further Info) | Written Exam
95 %,
Coursework
5 %,
Practical Exam
0 % |  
 
| Additional Information (Assessment) | Coursework 5%; Examination 95% |  
| Feedback | Not entered |  
| Exam Information |  
    | Exam Diet | Paper Name | Hours & Minutes |  |  
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Generalised Regression Models (MATH11187) | 2:00 |  |  
 
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        Understand generalised linear models and their application to different problems.Understand mixed effects and their interpretations.Identify and apply appropriate statistical models to data and interpret the corresponding results.Use R to fit generalised linear models to data. |  
Reading List 
| An Introduction to Generalized Linear Models.  Dobson and Barnett.  Chapman and Hall. |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Special Arrangements | These Postgraduate Taught courses may be taken by Undergraduate students *without* requiring a concession (NB. students on Postgraduate taught programmes are given priority in the allocation of places). For all other Postgraduate Taught courses the student and/or Personal Tutor must seek a concession. |  
| Keywords | GRM,Regression,Statistics |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Bruce Worton Tel: (0131 6)50 4884
 Email:
 | Course secretary | Miss Gemma Aitchison Tel: (0131 6)50 9268
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