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Course 2023-2024

Statistics [SMATB212]

  • 3 credits
  • 30h+15h
  • 2nd quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français

Learning outcomes

This course has two objectives: (i) introduce the basics of probability theory, including a study of the main concepts of discrete and continuous probability, as well as (ii) present the basic elements of inferential statistics : sampling distributions, punctual parametric estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, chi-square tests, etc. A final chapter of regression models will also be included.

 

Content

This course aims to getting the student familiar with the statistical thinking. The first part of the course deals with probability theory. The second part will deal with statistical inference. It focuses on estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and regression.

 

Teaching methods

The course will be divided in two parts. The first one (20h), entirely consisting of lectures, will be on probability theory. There will be no exercices for that part but slides will be available to students. The second part of the course (10h+15h) will consist of lectures and exercise sessions. Slides will also be available for this part. The exercise sheets will be made available on Webcampus.

 

Evaluations

The exam will be in two parts. The written part is entirely on the statistical content of the course and is composed of one or two theoretical questions (to check the understanding of the statistical concepts and to measure his capacity for synthesizing) and of exercises (to test the practical ability, the way the student tackles a problem or analyses data or interpret results). These exercises are similar to those seen during the semester with the assistant. The oral part is dedicated to the probability part of the course and checks the global understanding of this theory. Final grade will be the arithmetic average of written and oral grades (if both are larger or equal to 10/20, minimum of the two grades otherwise).

Language of instruction

French / Français

Location for course

NAMUR

Organizer

Faculté des sciences
Rue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR

Degree of Reference

Undergraduate Degree