ST211 Half Unit
Applied Regression
This information is for the 2015/16 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Sara Geneletti Inchauste COL.7.04
Availability
This course is compulsory on the BSc in Business Mathematics and Statistics. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.
Course content
Tabulation, Graphical representation, Regression, Detection of outliers, Model diagnostics, Analysis of Variance.
Teaching
10 hours of lectures and 20 hours of lectures in the LT. 2 hours of lectures in the ST.
Students will be given their assessed project to start on in week 6 which is due in at the beginning of ST.
Formative coursework
Weekly moodle quizzes.
Indicative reading
1. P. Newbold, W.L. Carlson and B. Thorne. Statistics for Business and Economics, Prentice-Hall, Fifth Edition. (2003)
2. Neter, J., Kutner, M. , Nachtsheim, C. and Wasserman, W. Applied Linear Statistical Models, McGraw-Hill, Fourth Edition. (2004) .
3. Abraham, B. Ledolter, J. Introduction to Regression Modelling, Thomson Brooks Cole. (2006) .
4. S. Weisberg Applied Linear Regression, Wiley, 3rd edition. (2005)(intermediate).
Assessment
Exam (50%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.
Project (50%) in the ST.
Student performance results
(2012/13 - 2014/15 combined)
| Classification | % of students |
|---|---|
| First | 31.4 |
| 2:1 | 31.4 |
| 2:2 | 26.7 |
| Third | 4.8 |
| Fail | 5.7 |
Key facts
Department: Statistics
Total students 2014/15: 43
Average class size 2014/15: Unavailable
Capped 2014/15: No
Value: Half Unit
PDAM skills
- Self-management
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
- Specialist skills
