Calendar 2006–07

294 Part 3 • Department Profiles and Programmes of Studies Division of Statistics MPhil–PhD Programme PhD Stream This is a research-oriented programme with no specified fields of specialization. MPhil Stream Fields of Specialization 1. Time Series Analysis 2. Computational Statistics 3. Structural Equation Models/Latent Variable Models 4. Discriminant Analysis 5. Estimation Theory 6. Factor Analysis 7. Categorical Data Analysis 8. Control of Markov Systems 9. Linear Models 10. Reliability 11. Statistical Quality Control 12. Simultaneous Inference 13. Analysis of Incomplete Data 14. Decision Theoretic Estimation 15. Bayesian Inference 16. Asymptotic Theory 17. Non-parametric Statistical Methods MSc Programme in Data Science and Business Statistics Courses Offered (A) Required Courses 1. Foundations of Data Science 2. Regression in Practice 3. High-dimensional Data Analysis 4. Data Mining (B) Elective Courses 1. Statistics for Management 2. Stochastic Modelling 3. Simulations and Statistical Computing 4. Financial Time Series 5. Basic Actuarial Principles and Their Applications 6. Applied Bayesian Methods 7. Selected Topics on Data Science and Business Statistics 8. Statistical Modelling in Financial Markets 9. Interest Rates and Fixed Incomes Risk Management 10. Selected Topics in Risk Management