STAT0021: Assessment 4 Instructions Term 1 2023-24

Java Python STAT0021: Assessment 4 Instructions

Term 1, 2023-24

1    Introduction

Please read and understand these instructions before you begin the assessment.

Assessment 4 will begin with the release of these instructions on the STAT0021 course Moodle page within the “Assessment 4 – Individual Coursework – Term 1” section at 1pm on Wednesday 13th December 2023.

The intention of the assessment is for you to apply the techniques you have learned during the course to a real-world dataset made up of a number of variables (percentage of the population double vaccinated for COVID-19, median household income, median house price, etc.) measured for subregions of London.

A copy of the data to be analysed is available as an Excel spreadsheet on the course Moodle page within the “Assessment 4 – Individual Coursework – Term 1” section.

Assessment 4 makes up 50% of your module mark for STAT0021

2    Data

The data are real measurements for subregions (Middle Layer Super Output Areas, or MSOAs) of London. In total, there are 11 variables recorded for 982 observations. Vaccination data was recorded in December 2021. Demographic data is accurate as of the 2011 census, but can be treated as being contemporaneous with the vaccination data.

Variable name               Description
ID	A unique identifying number assigned to each observation.
VaxPercent	The percentage of the population who have received at least two COVID- 19 vaccination doses.
Political	An indicator of the political group which controls the borough in which the subregion is located. 0: Conservative 1: Labour 2: Other (Liberal Democrat or no majority party)
PopDensity	The population density (people/km2)
Over65	The percentage of the population who are aged 65 or over
Obesity	The percentage of the population who are classified as obese (BMI ≥ 30)
PostALevel	The percentage of the population who have a qualification above A-Level (e.g. a university degree or similar vocational qualification)
Unemployment	The percentage of the population who are unemployed
HHBenefit	The percentage of the population living in households reliant upon means- tested benefits
MedHHInc	The median household income
MedianHP	The median house price

3    Submission structure

You should structure your analysis and subsequent write-up ac