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| STAT0003-1 | Descriptive statistics
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Valérie Henry |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The course presents the main theories in descriptive statistics and data analysis. It describes the main graphics of an univariate data set as well as the main measures of location, dispersion and skewness. We also talk about multivariate data sets. |
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| Course objective : | The course wants to give to the students the important tools they need to critically analyse situations related to statistics. It is essential to understand the further main concepts of probability theory, estimation theory and tests theory |
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| Prerequisites : | No |
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| Workshops : | Many exercises will be done during the lessons. Some sessions will be devoted to the use of Excel in statistics. |
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| Organization : | The course takes place in the first part of the year. 40 hours will be devoted to lessons at the university, the other ones will be used by students to do works at home. |
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| Written notes : | The reference work is "Pratique de la statistique descriptive" G.Haesbroeck et V.Henry. It is available in the Edipac sold by Point de Vue. The slides showed during the classes and the exercises will be available on the Campus and at Point de Vue. These ar essential to attend to the classes. |
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| Assessment : | The evaluation will take place in January. The written exam will be about theory and exercises, the oral exam on the computer will be about the use of Excel in statistics and the theory linked with it. A written test could be organized during the course. |
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| Contacts : | Teacher : Valérie Henry V.Henry@ulg.ac.be
Sart-Tilman, bâtiment B31, bureau R51. |
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