Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

330Prerequisite or co-requisite: STAT1001 or STAT1003 or STAT1006 or STAT1008 or STAT2001 orSTAT0602 or ECON1003 or ECOL2006. Students taking or havingtaken STAT0603 are not allowed to take this course.Assessment: Coursework 40% and examination 60%.STAT0402.Computer-aided data analysis II (6 credits)This computer-oriented course provides a natural sequel to STAT0401. The course deals with thesituation where many variables of interest are measured on each individual. We deal with techniqueswhich allow one to investigate relationships between these variables. The student will deal with realdata sets and, using the software JMP, learn how to derive meaningful interpretations. Contents include:multiple regression, logistic regression, principal components analysis, discriminant analysis andcluster analysis.Prerequisite or co-requisite: STAT0401 or STAT0603.Assessment: Coursework 40% and examination 60%.STAT0404.Demographic science (6 credits)Demography is concerned with the analysis of population structure, including the measurement offertility, mortality, migration, manpower and education needs. Basic techniques such as life tables andpopulation growth models will be illustrated in particular relation to the population and needs of HongKong.Pre- or co-requisite: STAT1001 or STAT1003 or STAT1006 or STAT1008 or STAT2001 orSTAT0602 or ECON1003 or ECOL2006.STAT0801.Linear models and forecasting (6 credits)This course presents the theory and practice of linear models and investigates various forecastingprocedures through time series analysis. Contents include: regression and multiple linear regression;time series models including autoregressive, moving average, autoregressive-moving average andintegrated models; non-stationary and non-linear time series models.Prerequisite or co-requisite: STAT0100 or STAT0605 or STAT2802. Students taking or having takenSTAT0102 or STAT0604 or STAT3101 are not allowed to take thiscourse.