ST3240 review (NUS)

DISCLAIMER: firstly, i am not a professional writer, so if there are mistakes in my language, move on. secondly, the review is mostly based on opinions, so i would advise you to google for more reviews to get a diverse take on the modules you are interested in. thirdly, module details change every semester, so do not expect every assessment will stick. last but not the least, i will not talk about grades. hope this is useful for you, cheers.

things you lean: -

titled "Multivariate Statistical Analysis", this module obviously goes beyond the simple univariate analysis and takes on datasets with many variables. through this module, you will be introduced to methods like Hotelling's statistic, confidence ellipsoid, cluster analysis, principal component analysis (PCA), k-means, expected cost of misclassification (ECM), error rates and others. this module is a decent step to handling complex data with tons of variables.

assessments: -

this module is assessed based on group project, tutorial presentation, assignments and final exam. the group project is fairly simple.. it involves a default multivariate dataset in R where the group is expected to explore various ways to classify the observations.. in the end, written report and presentation were expected from each group with the presentation happening late in the semester. tutorial presentation will be done with the same group members.. presenting only once per semester. there were 2 assignments which were manageable in terms of difficulty and time given. final exam was tedious.. tons of questions. though open book exam, expect little or no time to check your work.

my opinion on the module: -

easy module. though content seems rather taxing when i put out in words above, i personally find this module very manageable. let's say you learn 20 new things in this module.. i would say probably 9 of them you would study in depth? the rest more or less touch-and-go kind. nonetheless, this module serves as a really important module for your future if you are intending work in a data field and what not. for assignments, aim to score full or close to full marks. don't sweat the project since the percentage was low.

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