 |  |  |  |  |
| | |
|||||||
| STAT0003-1 | Descriptive statistics | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Credits/ECTS : |
| ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Holder(s) : | Gentiane Haesbroeck | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Course contents : | Real life applications are used to introduce the basic tools of descriptive statistics. The follwing themes are especially covered: types of statistical variables, data management (frequency distributions, histograms, boxplots,...), location and scale parameters, bivariate data analysis (linear regression and correlation analysis),... | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Course objective : | There are different aims. First of all, it is shown how to summarize and present data in a efficient way. Then, the courses try to develop the way of thinking in statistics as well as the ability to analyse in a critical way the abundance of statistical information given in the news. Finally, some practical lessons are devoted to the use of the statistical functions of the package Excel. | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Prerequisites : | None | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Workshops : | 15 hours of practicals are scheduled: 10 hours of tutorials (given by a assistant) and 5 hours of practicals in a computer room. | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Organization : | The course is given by the professor and the tutorials and practicals by assistants during the second semester according to the timetables of the HEC-Management school. | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Written notes : | The notes are distributed via the students associations. | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Assessment : | The final mark is a weighted mean from the two following marks: - written exam (theory and exercises) in May/June (for 75% of the global score). - practical and oral examen on a computer in May/June (for 25% of the global score) | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Contacts : | G.HAESBROECK, Institut de mathématique, Bât B37, local 0/60, tél: 04/366-95-94, email: G.Haesbroeck@ulg.ac.be D. MAGIS, Institut de mathématique, Bât B37, local 0/61, tél: 04/366-94-24, email: David.Magis@ulg.ac.be. | ||||||||
| |||||||||
ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
Developed by SEGI