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.
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.
Written notes will be available.
Complementary study material:
any book on introductory statistics
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.
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:
Written exam on exercices and theory.
The weights of the different parta are:
- written exam on theory (50%), written exam on exercices (50%)
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)