MA40090: Multivariate data analysis
[Page last updated: 05 August 2021]
Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Mathematical Sciences |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
Period: |
- Semester 2
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Assessment Summary: | EX 100% |
Assessment Detail: | |
Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take MA20216 AND take MA20227
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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 Economics
- UHES-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics (Year 3)
- UHES-AAB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHES-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
Department of Mathematical Sciences
- RSMA-AFM16 : Integrated PhD Statistical Applied Mathematics
- TSMA-AFM17 : MRes Statistical Applied Mathematics
- TSMA-AFM16 : MSc 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-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)
- 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)
- 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)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2021/22.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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