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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
STAT1214-1  Fundamentals of statistical methods
Duration :  36h Pr, 36h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in Statistics : Biostatistics, professional focus , 1st yearToute l'année6
Holder(s) :  Rodolphe Palm
Language :  French language
Course contents :  Descriptive statistics
- frequency distributions
- graphical presentations
- parameters

Probability
- definition
- properties

Random variables
- probability distribution, density
- sums and transformations of variables
- parameters and properties of parameters
- moment and cumulant generating functions

Usual distributions
- univariate (discrete and continous)
- bivariate normal distributions

Principles of statistical inference
- sampling distributions
- parameter estimation
- hypothesis testing
Course objective :  To revise and complete the study of the fundamentals of statistical methods with more advanced topics.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- summarize data by means of tables, graphs and numerical measures,
- master calculation of probability,
- understand and utilize the principal properties of the commonly used probability distributions,
- understand the theoretical background of statistical inference.
Prerequisites :  Basic skills in statistics, for example :
-- STAT1206-1- Fundamental statistics
Organization :  Lectures : 36h
Practical Works : 36h
Written notes :  DAGNELIE P. [2007]. Statistique théorique et appliquée. Tome 1 : statistique descriptive et bases de l'inférence statistique. Bruxelles, De Boeck, 511 p.
Assessment :  Written examination (100%)
Contacts :  Palm, Rodolphe (Professeur)
Enseignement et recherche
081 62 24 79
Rodolphe.Palm@ulg.ac.be


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