MA2405 - Advanced Statistical Modelling
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
This course includes lectures and practicals on statistical methods in the applied sciences. Topics include exploratory data analysis, estimation of linear models, inference techniques (including bootstrapping and permutation testing), prediction, model diagnostics, model selection.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate sound knowledge of the basic principles that underpin regression and analysis of variance models;
- effectively integrate and execute statistical theories and processes in RStudio;
- retrieve, analyse, synthesise and evaluate outputs produced from RStudio;
- integrate statistical principles, methods, techniques and tools covered in this course to plan and execute a statistical analysis;
- evaluate, synthesise and communicate findings from statistical investigations in a report format.
| Prerequisites: | MA1401 OR BZ2001 OR MA2401 OR MA2000 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BS3001 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2018 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Yvette Everingham. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); other exams (15%); assignments (35%). |
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