| Module code | VMT 710 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences |
| Module content | A selection of: Nonparametric stochastic processes. Power and asymptotic power of distribution-free procedures. Theory and simulation. Asymptotic relative efficiency. Linear rank tests: Definition, properties and applications. Equal in distribution technique. Counting and ranking statistics. Introduction to one and two sample U-statistics. Permutation and distribution-free rank-like statistics. Multi-sample distribution-free tests, rank correlation and regression. Some nonparametric bootstrap and smoothing methods. |
| Module credits | 15.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Service modules | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
| Prerequisites | WST 311, WST 312, WST 321 and WST 322 |
| Contact time | 1 lecture per week |
| Language of tuition | English |
| Academic organisation | Statistics |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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