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
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Subject group: | MS1
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Specialised in: | G1F
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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 Test | Value | Grading |
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Examination | 6 credits | 5/4/3/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