STAT501 Advanced Topic in Statistics A
Updated: 17 November 2008| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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| Online level | Level D - Comp/internet essential | |||||||||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||||||||
| Supervised Exam | June/November | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award and permission of head of school | |||||||||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | None | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Bernard Ellem (bellem2@une.edu.au) | |||||||||||||||
| Unit Description |
Multivariate techniques are important tools in data analysis. This unit will examine common multivariate techniques emphasising both theoretical and practical aspects. Topics will include the Wishart distribution, elliptical distributions, graphical methods, principal components, canonical correlation, multivariate analysis of variance and discriminant analysis. The statistical software, R, will be used. One lecture and two workshops per week throughout the semester. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | |||||||||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | |||||||||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |