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MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING

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MAS183 Statistical Data Analysis.

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Learning outcomes

1.
Carry out a variety of statistical analyses using statistical software. In particular, students should be able to: a. analyse data using linear regression, b. apply the bootstrap for variance estimation, c. assess predictive performance for a model using the bootstrap and cross-validation, d. utilise principal components analysis as a means of dimension reduction, e. use discriminant analysis for classification, and f. be familiar with a variety of other statistical methods.
2.
Explain conceptually the various statistical methods covered in the unit, the correct application of these methods, and interpret statistical software output.
3.
Write a technical report of findings based on statistical analyses.

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Unit content:Topics covered in this unit include: · Descriptive statistics and sampling distributions · Resampling methods · Linear regression · Model prediction · Principal component analysis · Discriminant analysis · Cluster analysis · Select additional topics