This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.
The module enables students to undertake an independent piece of work in a particular area of statistics, or statistical finance/financial econometrics and to write a coherent account of the material. There is no specific syllabus for this module.
Total contact hours: 12
Private study hours: 288
Total study hours: 300
Presentation 10 minutes (20%)
Written dissertation approximately 20-25 pages (80%)
Reassessment methods
Like-for-like
There is no general reading list for this project-based module. Literature relevant to specific project topics will be recommended by individual supervisors.
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students:
1. demonstrate awareness of the relationship of the material to background material and to more advanced material;
2. write a coherent account of an area of Statistics, with particular reference to applications in Finance, if appropriate;
3. perform statistical analyses that show the depth of student understanding of the statistical methods relevant to the topic;
4. present complex analyses and draw appropriate conclusions with clarity and accuracy;
5. demonstrate understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of analysing statistical data;
6. Use the text-processing software LaTeX to prepare presentation slides and to present their dissertation.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students:
1. apply a logical, mathematical approach to solving complex problems, at an advanced level;
2. work with relatively little guidance, and be able to exercise initiative;
3. utilise advanced organisational, computer and study skills, and be able to adapt them to new situations;
4. produce a dissertation that effectively communicates the material to the reader;
5. demonstrate an ability to evaluate research work critically;
6. select appropriate material from complex source texts, either recommended to or found by the student.
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