MAT-11806 Introduction to Statistics

Course

Credits 6.00

Teaching methodContact hours
Practical intensively supervised24
Tutorial56
Self-study
Course coordinator(s)drs. H Engel
dr. EJ Bakker
Lecturer(s)drs. H Engel
Examiner(s)dr. EJ Bakker
drs. H Engel

Language of instruction:

Dutch

Contents:

Descriptive statistics, data collection, probability calculus, common probability distributions. Statistical inference.
1. Theory : estimation, confidence intervals, testing.
2. Application to standard situations (1 sample: interest in mean or fraction; 2 independent samples: difference in means; paired observations: difference in means, regression and correlation), also using computer software, in particular SPSS.

Aims:

1. Understand the general ideas in Statistics, 2. Apply principles and methods to standard situations also using software analysis.

Activities:

Study the book, make exercises; follow lectures; in practical class: use software to make exercises.

Examination:

Written exam, 3 hrs. A test or assignment for the practical class

Literature:

The literature used will change in the course of the year 2004/2005. See EDUweb for details.

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