Module Descriptors
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL MODELLING
MATH50138
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Emily Raeburn
Email: E.Raeburn@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details

An individual assignment weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 1,2)
A 2 hour examination weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4).
Module Indicative Content
Probability rules. Bayes' Theorem.
Univariate and bivariate probability distributions.
Decision making techniques.
Summary measures of statistics (mean, standard deviation, and proportions).
Central Limit Theorem, estimation, confidence intervals.
Concepts of statistical testing - t-tests.
Use of a statistical package.
Module Learning Strategies
Core theoretical material will be delivered through lectures (12 hours), while tutorials and computer laboratory sessions (24 hours) will give opportunities to apply techniques to a variety of practical problems.

THIS MODULE WILL NORMALLY RUN IN SEMESTER 2
Module Texts
Background reading:
Windon & Albright. Practical Management Science - Spreadsheet Modelling & Applications, 0534371353
Grinstead & Snell. Introduction to Probability, 0821807498
Daly, F & Hand, DJ. Elements of Statistics, 0201422786
Module Resources
EXCEL spreadsheet, and a statistical package such as SPSS for Windows.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CE61002-1 Mathematics and Statistics for Computing, or CE61007-1 Quantitative Tools for Computing, or BLB10115-1 Business Skills 2, or equivalent.