PLS0067, Statistical methods - an overview, 4.5 Hp
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Kursplan

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Forskarnivå

Ämne

Matematisk statistik

Betygsskala

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Kursspråk

Engelska

Behörighetskrav

Mål

The aim of the course is that the student becomes better at handling and analyzing quantitative data using different statistical methods. After the course the student is expected to be more confident about which methods are appropriate for hers/his research and how to apply these.

Innehåll

The course is built on lectures and computer exercises with assignments. The main topics are:

• Design of experiments.
• Analysis of variance.
• Regression.
• Generalized linear models.
• Non-parametric methods.
• Multivariate statistical methods.

The content of the final project in the course depends on what specific methods and type of data the participants have in their research project.

Examinationsformer

Approved assignments during the course and written paper and oral presentation related to the students’ research project.

Ansvarig institution eller motsvarande

Institutionen för biosystem och teknologi

Kompletterande uppgifter

Övrig information

Examination Approved assignments during the course and written paper and oral presentation related to the students’ research project.

The course is given during January-February in Alnarp. The total time for the course is approximatetly 120 h.