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STAT40770

Academic Year 2023/2024

Adv Pred Analytics (online) (STAT40770)

Subject:
Statistics & Actuarial Science
College:
Science
School:
Mathematics & Statistics
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Wagner Barreto-Souza
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Online
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Topics covered:

1. Review of Linear Regression
2. Regularised Regression
3. Generalised Linear Models
4. Quasi-Likelihood Models
5. Regression for Counts
6. Mixed Effects Models
7. Generalised Additive Models

All the material is supplemented with its implementation in the R programming language.

About this Module

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:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24

Tutorial

10

Computer Aided Lab

10

Autonomous Student Learning

70

Total

114


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  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Continuous Assessment: Assignments will be a mix of theory and computer based problem sheets. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

40

No
Examination: 2 hour end of semester examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

60

No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
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

Name Role
Ms Mittal Mittal Tutor