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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
STAT0750-2  Multivariate statistical analysis

Duration :  20h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Biology of organism and ecology, in-depth approach, 2nd yearFirst semester2
Lecturer :  Adelin Albert
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
The course is a general introduction to the descriptive methods and tests used in multivariate statistics, i.e. the study of several variables simultaneously. The course entails the following chapters:

- Short review of matrix calculus

- Graphical display of multivariate data

- Mean vector and dispersion matrix

- Principal component analysis

- Multiple regression and correlation

- Logistic and ordinal regressions

- Survival curves and Cox regression

- Discriminant analysis
Learning outcomes of the course :  
The course is an introduction to the methods of multivariate data analysis. At the end of the course, the sudent should be capable of defining a multivariate problem, analysing the data and interpreting the results. He/she should also be able to understand the use of multivariate methods in the scientific literature.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
A good knowledge of univarite statistical methods.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
The practical sessions consist in analysing mulltivariate datasets by means of the software package Statistica.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Each course consists of 1h30 of theory and 1h of exercises with Statistica. One lecture will be dedicated to Statistica (the corresponding manual has also to be acquired for 10 EUR). The homeworks can be completed at home by the student.
Recommended or required readings :  
Students will have to buy the lecture notes "Multivariate statistical analysis", A. Albert, edition 2011" at Editions de l'Université de Liège for 15 EUR. This book contains the course material as well the main statistical tables. It will be used during exercise sessions and at the final examination. Finally, it can be used as a reference book in multivariate statistics in subsequent years, in particular for the final project.
Textbooks are: - Multivariate statistical methods. D. Morrison, Mc Graw-Hill, Auckland, 1986 - Introduction to multivariate analysis. C. Chatfield et A.J. Collins, Chapman and Hall. ed, London, 1980
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written examination.
Organizational remarks :  
The course will normally take place on Wednesday afternoon of the fisrt quadrimester in the auditoria of the University hospital (CHU). Please make sure to chek the name of lecture room before the course starts because it could change from one lecture to another.
Contacts :  
Lecturer

Adelin ALBERT (Professeur ordinaire), Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique (DSSP)- Informatique Médicale et Biostatistique, CHU Sart Tilman (B35), 4000 Liège. Tél: 04-366.25.91/90 - Fax: 04-366.25.96 Email: aalbert@ulg.ac.be

Secretary

Anna MARCHETTA, Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique (DSSP)- Informatique Médicale et Biostatistique (IMBS), CHU Sart Tilman (B35), 4000 Liège. Tél: 04-366.25.90 - Fax: 04-366.25.96 Email: imbs@ulg.ac.be

Assistant

Anne-Françoise DONNEAU
Tél: 04-366.47.90 - Email: afdonneau@ulg.ac.be


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