Stats Advice
Statistics support is offered to:
- Undergraduates (excluding Honours Statistics students)
- All Postgraduate Taught students
If you are unsure about the level of Stats support available for your course, please email George.Vazanellis@glasgow.ac.uk.
Maths & Stats Drop-in and Class Timetables
Introduction to Statistics (for any UofG Student)
This particular course will be led by the Statistics Adviser.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=42233
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 22nd Jan 13:00 - 14:00 | Introduction to R - Part 1 | This series is for any student who will be working with data as part of their assignments, project, or dissertation. It will cover some fundamental concepts in statistics as well as how to use R Studio, a widely used statistical environment, to perform and present analyses. This first session introduces some of the basic functionality of R Studio. Bring your laptop with you to follow along! | Wolfson Medical Building 257 |
| Wed 29th Jan 13:00 - 14:00 | Introduction to R - Part 2 | In the second session of this series, we will become more comfortable with R Studio and use it to create impactful graphs and predictive models. | Wolfson Medical Building 257 |
| Wed 5th Feb 13:00 - 14:00 | Descriptive Statistics | The third session in this series looks at what information we can draw immediately from our data, while still painting a more complete picture than a simple average. We will cover measures of central tendencies, dispersion, and position. | Wolfson Medical Building 257 |
| Wed 12th Feb 13:00 - 14:00 | Probability | To certainly give students a better chance of answering the question "how likely was that?", our fourth session covers the basic rules of probability, as well as both discrete and continuous probability distributions. | Wolfson Medical Building 257 |
| Wed 19th Feb 13:00 - 14:00 | Hypothesis Testing | This fifth session will cover hypothesis testing, which is used to draw conclusions about a whole population from a sample of data, e.g. how can news outlets call an election with only a fraction of the votes tallied? We will discuss how to choose the null and alternative hypothesis, and which distributions to use. | Wolfson Medical Building 257 |
| Wed 26th Feb 13:00 - 14:00 | Simple and Multiple Linear Regression | This sixth session will discuss the relationship, or more precisely the correlation, between variables, and how to describe these relationships using simple and multiple linear regression. We will use R to generate a best fit line to pairwise ordered data, and then also generate a more complex linear model. | Wolfson Medical Building 257 |
| Wed 5th Mar 13:00 - 14:00 | Logistic and Multinomial Regression | Does the amount of time a student spends studying increase the probability of passing their course, and if so, what’s my probability of passing if I spend x hours studying? This session will show how this can be answered using logistic regression, and how this can be implemented in R. | Wolfson Medical Building 257 |
| Wed 12th Mar 13:00 - 14:00 | Flexible Regression | Sometimes a linear model won’t be appropriate to model the data we have and we have to instead use a flexible yet smooth curve. The last of our sessions will show how to create a flexible regression model using the R package “mgcv”. | Wolfson Medical Building 257 |
Graduate Numeracy (for any UofG student)
This particular course will be led by the Maths Adviser.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and other resources) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=12831
Are you applying for jobs or internships? No matter what subject you currently study, basic numeracy skills are essential for a wide range of graduate destinations, and many employers will require you to demonstrate those skills during the recruitment process, for example via a numerical reasoning test. This series is designed to give you the essential skills required, as well as helpful hints and tips for how to prepare for the tests.
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 28th Jan 10:00 - 11:00 |
Essentials: Percentages |
These classes will cover the essential numerical skills for the workplace, and are specifically targeted at students who lack confidence with basic calculations or interpreting numerical data. |
Gilbert Scott Building 253 |
| Tue 4th Feb 10:00 - 11:00 |
Essentials: Graphical data | Gilbert Scott Building 253 | |
| Tue 11th Feb 10:00 - 11:00 |
Essentials: Ratios | Gilbert Scott Building 253 | |
| Tue 18th Feb 10:00 - 11:00 |
Make your applications count: Breaking down questions | These classes are for any student looking for advice on how to prepare for the numerical reasoning tests used during recruitment. | Gilbert Scott Building 253 |
| Tue 25th Feb 10:00 - 11:00 |
Make your applications count: Tips for speed | Gilbert Scott Building 253 |
Maths Essentials (for any UofG student)
Aimed at Nat 5/GSCE level, this series covers the essential maths skills needed for students who are required to do basic calculations in their studies or future work. This particular course is led by the Maths Adviser.
The live classes only run in Semester 1, but you can still find all the slides and resources on the Moodle page below. And don't hesitate to get in touch if you have questions.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and practice questions) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=46640
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 30th Sep 10:00-11:00 |
Fractions, decimals and percentages |
This session covers fractions, percentages and decimals. |
Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 3rd Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 7th Oct 10:00-11:00 |
Rearranging Equations | This session covers basic algebraic manipulation of equations. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
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Thu 10th Oct |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 14th Oct 10:00-11:00 |
Unit Conversions and Scientific Notation | This session covers unit conversions and scientific notation. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 17th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 21st Oct 10:00-11:00 |
Linear relationships | This session covers straight lines. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 24th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 28th Oct 10:00-11:00 |
Functions | This session covers what a function is and how to evaluate them. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 31st Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 4th Nov 10:00-11:00 |
Powers and Logarithms | This session covers powers and logarithms. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 7th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorials | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 11th Nov 10:00-11:00 |
Basic Probability | This session covers basic probability. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 14th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 18th Nov 10:00-11:00 |
Trigonometry | This session covers Pythagoras and SOHCAHTOA. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 21st Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 25th Nov 10:00-11:00 |
Quadratics | This session covers parabolas. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 28th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
Higher / A Level Maths Refreshers (for any UofG student)
This series covers the maths skills needed for any student who has Higher (or A Level) Maths as a prerequisite for their course. This particular course will be led by the Maths Adviser.
The live classes only run in Semester 1, but you can still find all the slides and resources on the Moodle page below. And don't hesitate to get in touch if you have questions.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any practice question) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=46897
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1st Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Graphs |
This series will cover the maths skills needed for any student who has Higher (or A Level) Maths as a prerequisite for their course. This session covers how to relate graphs to real world processes. |
Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 3rd Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 8th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Algebra | This session covers algebraic manipulation, inequalities and simultaneous equations. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
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Thu 10th Oct |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 15th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Powers and Logarithms | This session covers powers and logarithms. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 17th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 22nd Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Straight Lines and Quadratics | This session covers straight line and quadratic equations. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 24th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 29th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Functions | This session covers functions including composition and inverses. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 31st Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 5th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Differentiation | This session covers differentiation, including optimisation. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 7th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorials | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 12th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Integration | This session covers the basics of integration. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 14th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 19th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Trigonometry | This session covers trig graphs, identities and how to solve trig equations. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 21st Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 26th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Vectors | This session covers the basics of vectors including addition, scalar multiplication and the dot product. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 28th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
Maths Drop-Ins (for any UofG student)
> Moodle page for Maths advice - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=140
Drop-ins are held weekly during semester, but more dates and times will be made available over the April/May revision and exam period.
| Date | Time | Venue | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 22nd Jan | 15:00-17:00 | James McCune Smith Learning Hub: 430 |
Open to any student with any maths question (other than Honours level mathematics courses). No booking required - just turn up with the problem you’re working on and your relevant course notes. |
| Wed 29th Jan | 15:00-17:00 | ||
| Wed 5th Feb | 15:00-17:00 | ||
| Wed 12th Feb | 15:00-17:00 | ||
| Wed 19th Feb | 15:00-17:00 | ||
| Wed 26th Feb | 15:00-17:00 | ||
| Wed 5th March | 15:00-17:00 | ||
| Wed 12th March | 15:00-17:00 | ||
| Wed 19th March | 15:00-17:00 | ||
| Wed 26th March | 15:00-17:00 |
Appointments
Note: you will require a GUID to use the appointment booking system. If no appointments are available, check back after a few days as new appointments are added weekly.
Other SLD Advisers
Dr George Vazanellis
George is the Statistics Adviser workign within SLD. He has a PhD in statistics from the University of Glasgow.
He offers 1:1 appointments and other group teaching activities throughout the academic year.
Teaching Requests
George can provide statistics support to undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees across all colleges. To find out what teaching he can offer your course, please get in touch by email.
For individual students looking for help, please feel free to book a one-to-one appointment.
George.Vazanellis@glasgow.ac.uk
Room 315
McMillan Reading Room
University Avenue
G12 8QF