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to provide experience of independent working on a major area of applied or theoretical Statistics; to develop written and verbal presentation and communication skills

Supervision runs through semester 1 and 2

Students are required to be enrolled in Level 5 of the MSci in Statistics degree

Project (80%) Oral Presentation (10%) Draft Chapter and plan (10%)

to provide experience of independent working on a major area of applied or theoretical Statistics
to develop written and verbal presentation and communication skills

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ integrate knowledge gained from the lecture courses and skills gained from the data analysis and lecture programmes in Level 4 and 5 in order to carry out a substantial piece of advanced statistical research;

■ demonstrate a sound understanding of the major issues in the area of applied or theoretical Statistics in which the project is posed;

■ demonstrate the ability to plan an extended piece of statistical research and to carry it out;

■ demonstrate a critical appreciation of the statistical issues involved in addressing the research questions;

■ construct a relevant literature review;

■ develop and implement the relevant statistical methodology using statistical packages and programming as required, this is likely to include methods not formally introduced in other components of their degree programme;

■ present and interpret the results, including critical review and discussion thereof in a well-structured thesis;

■ present the results of the research orally to an audience.