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Valid for year : 2005
 
TAMS08 Statistics, First Course, 4,5 ECTS credits.
/Statistisk teori, grk/

For:   C   D   Fys   IT   Y   Yi  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 52
Rec. self-study hours: 68

  Area of Education: Science

Subject area: Mathematics

  Advancement level (A-D): C

Aim:
The course is intended to teach the students how to use statistical theory and to analyse and interpret data from random experiments.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Calculus, matrix algebra and a first course in probability theory.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
TAMS75 Statistics, Second Course TAMS50 Applied Probability Models TSEA69 Image Processing TSIT64 Signal Theory TSRT35 Control Theory TMQU17 Total Quality Control

Organisation:
Teaching is performed in groups and consists of lessons dealing with theory and exercises. Obligatory computer exercises are included in the course.

Course contents:
Point estimation according to the methods of moments, maximum likelihood and least squares. Chi-square, t- and F-distributions. Confidence intervals. Hypothesis testing. Chi-square tests. Random vectors. Multivariate normal distribution. Multiple linear regression. Descriptive statistics.

Course literature:
Blom, G.: Sannolikhetsteori och statistikteori med tillämpningar (Bok C). Studentlitteratur. Compendium with exercises. Handbook of formulas published by the department.

Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory work
2,5 p
0,5 p
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: MAI.
Director of Studies: Eva Enqvist
Examiner: Torbjörn Linhardt
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 01/03/2005