Prerequisites
Basic mathematics, e.g. one of the following courses: 5500 Mathematics, 5501 Mathematics for Computer Science or 4100 Mathematics for Ecologists. Probability calculations are included in these courses.
Course Objectives
Statistics or statistical methods play a constantly increasing role in most scientific fields. In analyses of specific problems, statistical methods are often applied to collected data, which is considered relevant to the problem. The goal of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the principal concepts and ideas in probability calculations and statistical analysis.
Learning Methods
4 hours of lectures per week in the spring semester.
Course Description
The course is divided into two components: Stochastic variables and statistical analysis. Both discrete (binomical, hypergeometric- and Poisson-distribution) and continuous probability distribution (normal distribution) will be addressed. Statistical analysis will include estimation, confidence interval, hypothesis testing and regression.
Assessment Methods
Written examination, 4 hours