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Academic Year: | 2017/8 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Computer Science |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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Assessment Summary: | CW 50%, EX 50% |
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Requisites: | While taking this module you must take CM50264 |
Description: | Aims: Students should gain an understanding of the basic theory of probability and statistics. Students will recognise when this theory can be applied in practice. Learning Outcomes: After completion of the unit, students should be able to: * perform elementary mathematical operations in probability and statistics, * translate real-world problems into a probabilistic or statistical framework, * solve statistical problems in abstract form, * critically interpret outcomes in a real-world context, * relate underlying theory to requirements in practical data science. Skills: Problem solving (T, F, A), computing (T, F, A), written communication (F, A). Content: Topics covered will include: The laws of probability. Discrete and continuous random variables. Bayes' Theorem. Expectation, variance and correlation. Conditional and marginal distributions. Common distributions including the normal, binomial and Poisson. Statistical estimation including maximum likelihood. Hypothesis testing and confidence intervals. |
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XX50215 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Computer Science
XX50215 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Computer Science
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