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City: Alnarp
Additional info:
Link to application.
Course leader: Jan-Eric Englund
Alnarp
The Ph. D. course will be given in Alnarp, 21 Apr - 7 May 2025.
The objective of the course is to give an overview of the basic ideas and terminology in statistics and to learn how to use the computer to do a statistical analysis.
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
• make graphical and numerical descriptions of data
• apply basic probability concepts and statistical principles
• design and formulate an experiment in statistical terms
• describe common statistical methods including conditions and assumptions
• using the computer to carry out a statistical analysis in scientific research
• interpret and evaluate results correctly and draw reasonable conclusions
• clearly and concisely communicate results and conclusions
The course is built on lectures and computer exercises. The main moments are as follows:
• Terminology in probability and statistics.
• Descriptive statistics.
• Basic probability theory.
• Research design.
• Statistical inference of means and proportions.
• Basic ideas of regression and correlation.
• Basic ideas of nonparametric methods.
Link to application.
Course leader: Jan-Eric Englund