MAT-14303 Basic Statistics
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Studiepunten 3.00
| Onderwijstype | Contacturen |
| Practical intensively supervised | 12 |
| Tutorial | 26 |
| Self-study |
| Course coordinator(s) | dr. B van Putten |
| ir. SLGE Burgers | |
| dr. EJH Korendijk | |
| Lecturer(s) | ir. SLGE Burgers |
| dr. B van Putten | |
| dr. EJH Korendijk | |
| Examiner(s) | dr. B van Putten |
Language of instruction:
English
Continuation courses:
MAT-20306 Advanced Statistics, MAT-24306 Advanced Statistics for Nutritionist, MAT-22306 Quantitative Research Methodology and Statistics.
Contents:
- data collection, descriptive statistics, introduction probability theory;
- estimation, testing hypotheses, constructing confidence intervals;
- application to standard situations: one sample, two samples, one sample with paired observations, simple linear regression;
- using statistical software, in particular SPSS.
Learning outcomes:
After this course the student is expected to be able to:
- comprehend the basic ideas of statistical inference and data collection;
- determine the appropriate statistical procedure, given the description of the experiment, the research question and the type of data;
- carry out the needed analyses for the discussed standard situations and interpret the results in terms of the problem;
- perform independently data analysis techniques with the computer package SPSS.
Activities:
The course consists of class-work, studying a handbook and (mandatory) practical work using SPSS.
Examination:
Written exam; the practical work has to result in a pass.
Literature:
- R.Lyman Ott and Michael Longnecker: Statistical Methods and Data analysis (ISBN 0495109142, 6th edition)
- Lecture Notes Basic Statistics (WUR Shop).