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STAT41060

Academic Year 2026/2027

Probability and Statistics (STAT41060)

Subject:
Statistics & Actuarial Science
College:
Science
School:
Mathematics & Statistics
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Michelle Carey
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Axioms of probability. Discrete and continuous manual and classical distributions. Expectations and variances. Maximum likelihood and method of moments. Sampling theory. Confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Power. Use of R for modelling. Regression. Two-sample tests and confidence intervals. Tests for independence. Tests for variance.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Active task-based learning in tutorials. Material covered in lectures in traditional slides and with code demos. Coding is also done live in tutorials. Assignments with marked feedback as individual student exercises.

Indicative Module Content:

Active task based learning in tutorials. Material covered in lectures in traditional slides and with code demos. Coding also done live in tutorials. Some blended support via lecture and tutorial material on video. Assignments with marked feedback as individual student exercises.

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Tutorial

12
Autonomous Student Learning

90
Total

126

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Live lectures and tutorials. Code demos.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
STAT20060 - Statistics and Probability


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade Component repeat (in-module) Offered
Exam (In-person): Multiple Choice Exam Week 9 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
20
 No
Exam (In-person): Final exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
80
 No

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Individually marked assignments returned. Group feedback in tutorials.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Michelle Carey Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Atefeh Moradi Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Fri 13:00 - 13:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Wed 13:00 - 14:50
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