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| STAT0726-3 | Statistics software and data interpretation
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 10h Pr, 10h Mon. WS |
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| Holder(s) : | Gentiane Haesbroeck |
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| Coordinator : | Gentiane Haesbroeck |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | In this course, three main statistics softwares are taught to the students: R, Statistica and SAS. Moreover, some computational techniques often used in statistics are illustrated: simulations, bootstrap, clustering, cross validation... Also, real life data are discussed and analysed with one of the softwares. |
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| Course objective : | Help the students to get familiar with the use of statistical softwares as well as with the application of computational methods. |
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| Prerequisites : | This course is aimed for students who have (or are acquiring) a strong background in statistics. |
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| Workshops : | See the point organisation below. |
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| Organization : | The course runs over the first semester according to a schedule distributed at the beginning of the academic year. All lectures will take place in a computer room where the students will have to work on the computers directly. Some practicals will also be organised. |
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| Written notes : | The slides of the courses will be available for the students. |
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| Assessment : | The final grade for the course is a weighted mean computed on the grades attributed to several personal projects given to the students as well as on the grade obtained at a practical exam in May-June. |
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| Contacts : | G.HAESBROECK, Mathematical Institute, Building B37, room 0/60, tel: 04/366-95-94, email: G.Haesbroeck@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | None. |
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