Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2017
 
TAIU06 Mathematical Statistics, 6 ECTS credits.
/Matematisk statistik/

For:   DI   KA   MI  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 42
Rec. self-study hours: 118

  Area of Education: Science

Main field of studies: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G1

Aim:
This course intends to provide an introduction to mathematical modelling of random experiments and statistical theory/methodology. The course also illustrates applications, in particular within the fields of engineering and science. After completing the course the student should be able to:
  • Identify simple experimental situations where random components can influence the result.
  • Give an account of fundamental probabilistic concepts, such as random variable and distribution function.
  • Construct relevant probabilistic models for simple random experiments.
  • Compute important quantities in probabilistic models, such as probabilities and expected values.
  • Give an account of fundamental concepts and methods within statistical theory, such as point estimator and confidence interval.
  • Choose appropriate methods of analysis and apply these to simple probabilistic models that are constructed from observed data.
  • Present conclusions drawn from performed calculations and judge the reasonableness of the conclusions.
  • Use statistical software package.


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Calculus, Linear Algebra.

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.

Organisation:
Lectures, problem classes and computer exercises.

Course contents:
Sample space, events and probabilities. Combinatorics. Conditional probability and independent events. Random variables and their probability distributions: exponential, normal, binomial och Poisson distributions. Expected value and standard deviation. Central limit theorem. Descriptive statistics. Point estimation of Expected value and standard deviation. Confidence interval and tests of hypotheses. Chi-square test. Simple linear regression. Engineering applications. Simulation.

Course literature:
Jonsson, Dag/Norell Lennart: Ett stycke statistik. (Studentlitteratur) From the department: Handbook of formulas and tables, published by the department.

Examination:
Written examination
Computer exercise
5 ECTS
1 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: MAI.
Director of Studies: Ingegerd Skoglund
Examiner: Xiangfeng Yang
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 04/16/2015