COURSE SYLLABUS
Mathematical Statistics, 6 credits
Matematisk statistik, 6 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Spring 2018
Course Code: TMAK17
Confirmed by: Dean Feb 1, 2017
Valid From: Jan 1, 2018
Version: 3
Reg number:JTH 2018/102-313
Education Cycle: First-cycle level
Disciplinary domain: Natural sciences
Subject group: MS1
Specialised in: G1F

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

On completion of the course, the student should

Knowledge and understanding

- display knowledge of the most common methods that is used to numerically and graphically describe a data set

Skills and abilities

- demonstrate ability to perform basic probability calculations involving random variables
- demonstrate ability to compute estimates of relevant statistical parameters from a random sample
- demonstrate ability to perform different types of hypothesis tests and compute the power of such a test in the case of normal distribution assumption

Judgement and approach

- display understanding of the concept of random variability and judge the benefits and risks of using different statistical models

Contents

The course includes the following topics:
- Basic probability theory
- Random variables
- Discrete and continuous distributions, especially the normal distribution
- Central limit theorem with applications
- Descriptive statistics
- Point estimates and interval estimates
- Hypothesis testing

Type of instruction

Lectures and seminars.

The teaching is normally conducted in Swedish, but can occasionally be in English.

Prerequisites

General entry requirements and completed course Single Variable Calculus, 9 credits or Basic Calculus, 6 credits (or the equivalent).

Examination and grades

The course is graded 5,4,3 or Fail.

Registration of examination:
Name of the TestValueGrading
Examination6 credits5/4/3/U

Course literature

Literature

The literature is preliminary until one month before the course starts.

Probability, Statistics and stochastic Processes
Författare: Peter Olofsson, Mikael Andersson
ISBN: 9780470889749