ACE2046, Quantitative Techniques (Statistical Computing)

Semester 1, 2012-13

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Timetable
Lecture notes etc.
Assessment
Data

Timetable

Times and locations of classes are as follows.

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Day       Time      Room         Class             Weeks
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Wednesday  12-1     KG VI LT6    Lecture           1, 2, 3, 4, 5,(6) 
Thursday   9-10     Lawn         Practical         1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 
Friday     9-10     Lawn         Practical         1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 
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KG VI LT6: King George VI Building, Lecture Theatre 6.
Lawn: King George VI Building, Lawn Cluster PC Laboratory.

The Friday practical is only held if it is needed.
The lecture on the Wednesday of week 6 will be held only if it is needed.
I have allocated "Office Hours" when I will be available (as far as possible) in my room for consultation by ACE2046 students as follows.

 Tuesdays,    4.00-5.00,  Herschel 3.12.
 Wednesdays, 11.00-12.00, Herschel 3.12.

Lecture notes

Lecture notes will be posted below. Extra lectures will be added to the notes as they are written. They are in pdf format and you will need Acrobat Reader to view them - click on the link to download your own (free) copy.

Information handout.
Lecture notes: Week 1.
Lecture notes: Week 2.
Lecture notes: Week 3.
Lecture notes: Week 4.
Lecture notes: Week 5.

Assessment

The assessment for this part of the module is by submission of reports on the practical work. there will be five pieces of practical work. The first is not assessed but you must complete it. Practicals 1-4 are given in weeks 1-4 repectively. Two weeks are allowed for Practical 5 and this report is given twice the weight of each of the others.

      Week  Practical   Laboratory       Submission deadline           % of module mark 
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      1     1           October 4-5 
      2     2           October 11-12    12.00 noon Wednesday October 17th    10 
      3     3           October 18-19    12.00 noon Wednesday October 24th    10 
      4     4           October 25-26    12.00 noon Wednesday October 31st    10 
      5     5           November 1-2 
      6     5           November 8-9     12.00 noon Wednesday November 14th   20 
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Reports are to be submitted via NESS.
Put your name and student number on your reports.
Put my name (Dr Malcolm Farrow) and the `School of Mathematics & Statistics' on your reports as well.

Data

ground.txt.
bloodfat1.txt.
Practical 2: behaviour type and cholesterol: behavedat.txt.
Practical 2: BMI: bodymass.txt.
Practical 3: butterfat: butterdat.txt.
Practical 3: weight gain in rats: weightdat.txt.
Practical 4: lactic acid data: lactic.txt.
Practical 4: heights and weights of 11-year-old girls: height.txt.
Practical 5: icecream consumption: icecreamdat.txt.
Practical 5: protein content in ground wheat: groundwheat.txt.

Please report to me any errors or suggested improvements to these notes.