Aims - This module aims to provide training in the basic skills of practical statistics using a statistical software package. Together with STAT0002 and...

Introduction to Practical Statistics (STAT0004)

Aims - This module aims to provide training in the basic skills of practical statistics using a statistical software package. Together with STAT0002 and STAT0003, it provides the foundation for further study of statistics in the degree programmes offered by the Department of Statistical Science or jointly with other departments.

Objectives - On successful completion of the module, a student should be able to use the R statistical software package for data analysis and simulation; be able to identify and carry out an appropriate statistical analysis of a simple data set using a computer; and be able to interpret the output from a statistical software package when used for simple statistical analyses.

Applications - Modern statistical analysis in practice is almost entirely computer-based, and statistical software packages are widely used in all areas of quantitative investigation. The R package is widely used and extremely powerful, thereby providing students with a solid basis for using other packages in a wide variety of application areas.

Content - Practical application of the methods taught in STAT0002 and STAT0003, in workshops. Use of the R statistical computing package for data analysis and simulation.

Key texts - Available from ReadingLists@UCL.

The Systems Engineerig Research Project with its associated Dissertation and Presentation is a compulsory part of the MSc in Systems Engineering...

Systems Engineering Research Project (SPCE0031)

The Systems Engineerig Research Project with its associated Dissertation and Presentation is a compulsory part of the MSc in Systems Engineering Management.

Its purpose is two-fold:

- Demonstrate that the author is capable of conducting an extended programme of independent research, and

- Provide the systems engineering community, inparticular the organisation sponsoring industrial delegates, with a practically applicable piece of work.

Most of the teaching for this module is delivered via the classes offered for the Project Concept modue (SPCE0030). In addition students may receive one or more short classes to assist with the writing of the Dissertation. Students will also receive guidance from their Project Supervisors in terms 2 and 3.