Stats Advice
Statistics support is offered to:
- Undergraduates (excluding Honours Statistics students)
- All Postgraduate Taught students
If you are unsure about the level of Stats support available for your course, please email George.Vazanellis@glasgow.ac.uk.
Exam Drop-in Timetable
Drop-ins are open to any student with any maths question (except Honours level Maths students), and they run frequently between now and the exams. Just turn up with the problem you've been working on and one of our advisers will be happy to help you.
Stats for Scientists
This particular course will be led by the Statistics Adviser.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=140
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 4th Oct 14:00 - 15:00 | Introduction to R - Part 1 | This session introduces R and R Studio. Have a look at the "Downloading R and R Studio" video below before class starts (see Moodle link above). | James McCune Smith 639 |
| Wed 11th Oct 14:00 - 15:00 | Introduction to R - Part 2 | This session will introduce more complex functions and various plotting capabilities. | James McCune Smith 639 |
| Wed 18th Oct 14:00 - 15:00 | Descriptive Statistics | This session covers measures of central tendencies, dispersion, and position. | James McCune Smith 639 |
| Wed 25th Oct 14:00 - 15:00 | Probability | This session covers the basic rules of probability, discrete probability distributions, and continuous probability distributions. | James McCune Smith 639 |
| Wed 1st Nov 14:00 - 15:00 | Hypothesis Testing | This session will cover defining the null and alternative hypotheses, and deciding which probability distribution suits different situations. | James McCune Smith 639 |
| Wed 8th Nov 14:00 - 15:00 | Simple and Multiple Linear Regression | This class uses various R functions to generate a best fit line to pairwise ordered data, and then also generate a more complex linear model. | James McCune Smith 639 |
Appointments
Note: you will require a GUID to use the appointment booking system. If no appointments are available, check back after a few days as new appointments are added weekly.
Other SLD Advisers
Dr George Vazanellis
George is the Statistics Adviser workign within SLD. He has a PhD in statistics from the University of Glasgow.
He offers 1:1 appointments and other group teaching activities throughout the academic year.
Teaching Requests
George can provide statistics support to undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees across all colleges. To find out what teaching he can offer your course, please get in touch by email.
For individual students looking for help, please feel free to book a one-to-one appointment.
George.Vazanellis@glasgow.ac.uk
Room 315
McMillan Reading Room
University Avenue
G12 8QF