The course outcomes are

  • CO1: Describe the key concept of statistical learning;

  • CO2: Compare statistical models for prediction and estimation through supervised learning;

  • CO3: Identify relationship and structures from unlabelled data through unsupervised learning;

  • CO4: Demonstrate supervised and unsupervised learning with statistical software;

  • CO5: Interpret results from supervised and unsupervised learning.

Announcements

  • Week 1: Practical and Tutorial start from Week 1. Tuesday is Thaipusam holiday. A pre-recorded video will be prepared for P1 and P2. You may join the Wednesday 3-4pm class at KB904 if you prefer physical class. Please scan the QR code before Wednesday 4 pm for your attendance.

  • Week 2: Assignment question is ready. Start forming assignment groups and pick the dataset of interest.

  • Week 3: All assignment groups should be formed. Those not in an assignment group will not get marks for early formation of assignment groups and will be randomly assigned a group by lecturer.

  • Week 4: The list of Assignment Groups is finalised.

  • Week 6: Tuesday is Nuzul Al-Quran holiday. A pre-recorded video is prepared for P1 and P2. You may join the Wednesday 3-4pm class at KB904 if you prefer physical class. Please scan the QR code on Wednesday before 4 pm for your attendance.

  • Week 8: Online prerecorded videos for lecture, tutorial and practical are prepared on MS Teams due to Hari Raya Puasa holiday. Please scan the QR codes in MS Teams before Friday for the attendance.

  • Sample Practical Quiz from an earlier semester

  • Week 11: Wednesday (23 April) 6pm: Deadline for the submission of assignment report and computer program. This may be the last week for tutorial classes.

  • Week 12: This is the last week for practical classes.

  • Week 12: Oral Presentation Arrangement.

  • Week 14 Friday or later: Check the coursework marks which will be announced in MS Teams’s 2025.02 channel). Inform the lecturer if there are any mistakes.

  • Past Year Exam Sample

Methods of Assessment

  • Practical Quiz (12%, CO4) @ Week 6

  • Assignment. (Total: 38%, Report 18%, Program 10%, Oral Presentation 10%)

  • Final Exam (50%, CO1—​CO3,CO5. Each question corresponds to one CO)

Lecture Notes

Tutorials

Practicals

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