STAT40770

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the module students should be able to:
- Identify and fit a wide range of statistical models to data
- Identify important features influencing a given response variable
- Perform inference and computer uncertainty intervals for advanced predictive statistical models
- Use the statistical programmes R for generalised linear models, and generalized additive models

Indicative Module Content:

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Lectures, labs covering materials implementation in R, and assignments.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Learning Requirements:

Students must have completed STAT40790 Predictive Analytics (online)

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Pre-requisite:
STAT40790 - Predictive Analytics I (online

Incompatibles:
FIN30520 - Machine Learning Finance, STAT30250 - Advanced Predictive Analytics


 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The Assignments have class feedback posted on Brightspace or discussed in class.

1. Foundations of Linear and Generalized Linear Models by Alan Agresti
2. Applied Regression Analysis and Generalized Linear Models by John Fox
3. An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in R by Gareth James, Daniela Witten, Trevor Hastie and Robert Tibshirani
4. Extending the Linear Model with R: Generalized Linear, Mixed Effects and Nonparametric Regression Models by Julian J. Faraway
5. Regression Analysis of Count Data by A. Colin Cameron and Pravin K. Trivedi
6. Generalized Additive Models: An Introduction with R by Simon Wood