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| MATH0221-4 | Analysis of time series
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Pierre Magain |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | 1. Introduction
- experimental errors and noise
- instrumental profile
2. Fourier analysis
- sampling and interpolation
- correlation
- spectral analysis, search for periodicities
- search for trends
3. Modelling of data:
- inductive methods
- maximum likelihood
- least squares fitting
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| Course objective : | To understand and experiment the basic principles of data processing, in particular for time series in climatology. |
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| Prerequisites : | Basics of algebra, mathematical analysis, probability and statistics. Introductory phyics. |
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| Workshops : | Computer exercises. The student will have to cope with typical examples of data, similar to those an scientist may have to deal with in his research. |
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| Organization : | Theoretical lectures (about 1h30).
Computer exercises (about 2h). |
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| Written notes : | Photocopies of transparencies. |
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| Assessment : | The examination consists in solving two data analysis problems, similar to those carried out during the computer exercises. This is followed by a discussion of the results and of the relevant methods. |
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| Contacts : | Pierre Magain
Institut d'astrophysique et de Géophysique, Bat. B5c, allée du 6 Aout, 4000 Liège 1
(Sart Tilman).
Tél.: 04/366.97.53
E-mail : Pierre.Magain@ulg.ac.be |
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