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BU55FG: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS METHODS (2025-2026)

Last modified: 27 Oct 2025 14:47


Course Overview

None.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Filipa Alexandra da Silva Fernandes

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

None.

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2025 for 1st Term courses and 19 December 2025 for 2nd Term courses.

Summative Assessments

Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 15
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralEvaluateMake informed, justified choices in quantitative approaches to financial and economic issues, demonstrating intellectual independence and sound reasoning.
ProceduralEvaluateCritically evaluate and apply concepts of probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing to support evidence-based modelling and decision-making in complex financial economics contexts

Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 15
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Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralEvaluateMake informed, justified choices in quantitative approaches to financial and economic issues, demonstrating intellectual independence and sound reasoning.
ProceduralEvaluateCritically evaluate and apply concepts of probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing to support evidence-based modelling and decision-making in complex financial economics contexts

Design Project: Individual

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandDemonstrate a critical understanding of econometric theory and practice by constructing and assessing classical linear regression models using appropriate software
ProceduralApplyFormulate testable hypotheses, interpret regression results, and use critical thinking to identify when model assumptions are violated and what implications this has for analysis.
ProceduralApplyCollect, analyse, and present financial and economic data using advanced quantitative techniques (e.g., correlation, linear regression), employing econometric software to ensure analytical rigour.
ProceduralEvaluateCritically evaluate and apply concepts of probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing to support evidence-based modelling and decision-making in complex financial economics contexts
ProceduralEvaluateMake informed, justified choices in quantitative approaches to financial and economic issues, demonstrating intellectual independence and sound reasoning.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralApplyCollect, analyse, and present financial and economic data using advanced quantitative techniques (e.g., correlation, linear regression), employing econometric software to ensure analytical rigour.
ProceduralEvaluateCritically evaluate and apply concepts of probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing to support evidence-based modelling and decision-making in complex financial economics contexts
ConceptualUnderstandDemonstrate a critical understanding of econometric theory and practice by constructing and assessing classical linear regression models using appropriate software
ProceduralApplyFormulate testable hypotheses, interpret regression results, and use critical thinking to identify when model assumptions are violated and what implications this has for analysis.
ProceduralEvaluateMake informed, justified choices in quantitative approaches to financial and economic issues, demonstrating intellectual independence and sound reasoning.

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