The course will consist of a mixture of lectures and practical work (which will be assessed by the student’s completion of practical assignments to be submitted); Computer practical sessions in which the statistical package R, will be used to analyse the data. This will be the basis on which continuous assessment will be conducted. The lectures will focus on statistical modelling, including selection of appropriate models, the analysis and interpretation of results and diagnostics. Exploratory and graphical techniques will be considered, as well as formal statistical procedures. Practical applications will be emphasised throughout.