5 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 2019972BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Enrolling in ‘Probability Theory and Statistics’ means that you simultaneously follow 'Mathematics: Calculus and Linear Algebra' or have successfully passed ‘Mathematics: Calculus and Linear Algebra’.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Bio-Engineering Sciences
Educational team
Dominique Maes (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Lecture
20 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
125 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course is a practical course.
The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with elementary statistical techniques, frequently used in scientific experiments.

Descriptive statistics
Elementary probability theory
Probability distributions
Central limit theorem
Parameter estimation, Confidence intervals and statistical tests (t-, F, chisquare, ..)
Linear regression and least squares

WPO
Written exercices and exercices using the statistical software SPSS.

 

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Nota's zullen beschikbaar zijn op het teleleerplatform
Practical course material (Recommended) : Alle boeken met een inleiding tot de statistiek
Additional info

Written notes will be available.

Complementary study material:
any book on introductory statistics

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The student is familiar with the basic concepts and techniques from the introductory statistics treated in this course. He can explain the introduced concepts and techniques.
The student can apply the introduced techniques to solve simple statistical problems. He is able to use a statistical software package.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Schriftelijk examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Schriftelijk examen over de theorie en de oefeningen

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written exam on exercices and theory.


The weights of the different parta are:
- written exam on theory (50%), written exam on exercices (50%)

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Applied Informatics: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)