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Modern Applied Statistics (MAST30027) // Further information

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Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    Recommended texts and other resources

    • Faraway, Extending the Linear Model, R. Chapman & Hall, 2006.
    • McCullagh & Nelder, Generalised Linear Models, 2nd edition. Chapman & Hall, 1989.
    • Jones, Maillardet & Robinson, Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R, 2nd Edition, Taylor and Francis, 2014.
    • Gelman, Carlin, Stern, Dunson, Vehtari & Rubin, Bayesian Data Analysis, 3rd Edition, CRC Press, 2014.
    • Lunn, Jackson, Best, Thomas & Spiegelhalter, The BUGS Book: A Practical Introduction to Bayesian Analysis, CRC Press, 2013.
  • Subject notes

    This subject is available for science credit to students enrolled in the BSc (both pre-2008 and new degrees), BASc or a combined BSc course.

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    Informal specialisationStatistics / Stochastic Processes specialisation
    MajorData Science
    Informal specialisationStatistics / Stochastic Processes
    MajorStatistics / Stochastic Processes
    Informal specialisationSelective subjects for B-BMED
    Informal specialisationStatistics / Stochastic Processes
    Informal specialisationScience-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI and B-ENG.
  • Breadth options

    This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:

  • Available through the Community Access Program

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    Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

  • Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students

    This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on study abroad and exchange; students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject. These requirements may be met by equivalent study completed at and approved by your home institution.

Last updated: 1 December 2025