ST502: Statistical Modelling (5 ECTS)

STADS: 25000201

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
4th quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: bentj@stat.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Comment:
Ubegrænset deltagerantal. 4. kvartal.

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
The contents of one of the courses ST501 Science Statistics or ST503 Statistics for biologists must be known.

Course introduction
To acquire understanding of statistical modelling based on linear models, and to use statistical software for analysing experimental data using such models.



Expected learning outcome
After having followed the course the student should be able to

• reproduce key theoretical results concerning elementary operations on random variables and to apply these to simple theoretical assignments
• work with the concepts and models, both in scalar and matrix/vector representation
• understand and identify problems that can be solved using linear models
• discuss and apply the principles of estimation and statistical inference in linear models
• perform a practical data analysis using linear models
• build an appropriate model for a given dataset
• perform programming relevant to the content of the course in the statistical package used in the course,
• identify and interpret relevant information in the output of the statistical package used in the course
• summarize the results of an analysis in a statistical report

Subject overview
Linear models, simple and multiple regression models. Parameter estimation, hypothesis tests and confidence areas. Residual analysis. Transformation of variables, polynomial regression. One-way ANOVA. Model building and variable selection. Prediction.

Literature

Meddeles ved kursets start.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
(a) Oral exam, Danish 7 mark scale, internal examiner

(b) Mandatory assessments (internal censorship by teacher: pass/fail), which the participants must pass in order to sit the exam. The assessments may be submitted by groups of max. 3 persons.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger (28 timer), eksaminatorier (12 timer), laboratorieøvelser (10 timer).
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer. However, if international students participate, the teaching language will always be English.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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