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| STAT0068-1 | Statistics (night classes)
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Isabelle Pays |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Descriptive statistics
Probability
Statistical Inference (Confidence intervals, hypothesis testing)
Correlation and Simple linear regression
Contingency analysis: Chi-squared test of independence.
Forecasting (introduction, moving averaging models) |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| According to the ILO's programm, afte this course, the student
- will learn the basics necessary for the proper understanding and the proper use of statistics in various areas (management, market research, finance, ...).
- will be able to appeal to the theories described in the contents above to analyze data to determine the analytical tools that are suitable for this analysis and will be able to adequately draw and formulate conclusions arising from this analysis.
This basic course allows to access various other domains where the basic statistical knowledge is a pre-requisite. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Algèbre de base.
Using a spreadsheet |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The knowledge will be acquired through lectures. The student will solve problems during exercices session. The problems will finally be discussed collectively. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures (ex-cathedra course)
Exercises will be checked all together |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Lecture notes available via a web-site
Reference book : Eléments de statistique, C. DEHON, J.-J. DROESBEKE, C. VERMANDELE 5e édition revue et augmentée, éd de l'université de Bruxelles (Ellipses). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam (50% theory, 50% exercises). |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is taught in French. |
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Contacts :
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| Instructor : I. Pays, HEC-Ecole de Gestion de l'Ulg, Rue Louvrex, 14, Liège. (Bât. N1, Local 327), Tél. : 04 232 7302 - E-mail: Isabelle.Pays@ulg.ac.be |
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