Postgraduate Course: MIGS: Regression and Simulation Methods (MATH11217)

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	15	ECTS Credits	7.5
Summary	This course will cover the following- - Introduction to R - Linear models - Likelihood methods and optimisation - Generalised linear models - Simulation and bootstrapping - Case study
Course description	The aim is to learn new things to get a broad education in the area as a basis for a wide range of PhD projects and for post-PhD employment. Unless otherwise noted, the details of the content of these courses can be found on the Scottish Mathematical Sciences Training Centre web site www.smstc.ac.uk

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Students wishing to enrol on this course must contact generalenquiries@smstc.ac.uk for further information.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 0
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 127 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	100% coursework
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No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
Gain an introductory understanding of some key topics which lie at the heart of research in statistical methods and form a basis for more advanced and sophisticated ideas.