 Academic Year: |
2014/5 |
| Owning Department/School: |
Department of Mathematical Sciences |
| Credits: |
6 |
| Level: |
Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: |
EX 100% |
| Assessment Detail: | |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
MA40090 Mandatory Extra Work (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this unit you must take MA20216 and take MA20227 |
| Description: |
Aims:
To develop skills in the analysis of multivariate data and study the related theory.
Learning Outcomes:
On completing the course, students should be able to:
* select and apply an appropriate technique for the analysis of multivariate data to look for structure in such data or to achieve dimensionality reduction;
* carry out multivariate inferential techniques.
Skills:
Numeracy T/F A
Problem Solving T/F A
Written and Spoken Communication F
Content:
Revision of relevant matrix algebra.
Exploratory and graphical analysis of multivariate data.
Principal components analysis.
Classification: linear and quadratic discrimination and logistic regression.
Topics selected from:
Tree-based methods. Ensemble methods. Support vector machines. Factor analysis. Multidimensional scaling. Cluster analysis.
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| Programme availability: |
MA40090 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Mathematical Sciences
- RSMA-AFM16 : Integrated PhD in Statistical Applied Mathematics
- USMA-AFB15 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences (Year 3)
- USMA-AAB16 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- USMA-AFB13 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics (Year 3)
- USMA-AAB14 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB14 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- USMA-AFM14 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics (Year 3)
- USMA-AFM14 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics (Year 4)
- USMA-AAM15 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKM15 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- USMA-AKM15 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- USMA-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Statistics (Year 3)
- USMA-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Statistics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB02 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Statistics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- TSMA-AFM17 : MRes Statistical Applied Mathematics
- TSMA-AFM09 : MSc Mathematical Sciences
- TSMA-APM09 : MSc Mathematical Sciences
- TSMA-AFM16 : MSc Statistical Applied Mathematics
- USMA-AFB05 : BSc(Hons) Statistics (Year 3)
- USMA-AAB06 : BSc(Hons) Statistics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB06 : BSc(Hons) Statistics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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