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Stellenbosch University

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Statistics

The Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Statistics in Mathematics is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Statistics offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

Mathematical Statistics and Statistics: Advanced statistical inference, Bayesian statistics, biostatistics, bootstrap and related computer-intensive techniques, categorical data analysis, consultation practice, data mining, experimental design, extreme value theory, large sample analysis, multidimensional scaling, multivariate statistical analysis, probability models and stochastic simulation, probability theory, non-parametric techniques, sampling theory, S-PLUS and R programming, statistical learning theory, statistical quality control, survival analysis, time series analysis.

Assessment and examination

Examinations are written at the end of the first semester in June and at the end of the second semester in November. Examination results are supplemented by the assessment of various practical projects.

Programme content

A minimum of 120 credits.

Depending on circumstances in the Department, some of the modules listed below may not be offered in a specific year and modules can also be offered in different semesters than listed below.

A compulsory assignment under supervision must be submitted for examination.

Programme module: Statistics

Compulsory modules (36 credits)

(6 credits) Introduction to R Programming 1

(30 credits) Research Assignment: Statistics Both

Compulsory modules (at least 84 credits. Each module: 12 credits)

Applied Stochastic Simulation

Applied time series analysis A

Biostatistics

Capita Selecta in Statistics A

Capita Selecta in Statistics B

Data mining

Experimental design

Multivariate methods in statistics A

Multivariate methods in statistics B

Sampling techniques

Stochastic Modelling