Study Programmes 2016-2017
STAT2002-1  
Fundamental statistics, first part
Duration :
18h Th, 18h Pr
Number of credits :
Bachelor in bioengineering3
Lecturer :
Yves Brostaux
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Descriptive statistics - univariate - bivariate and multivariate
Probability and probability distributions - probability and random variables - important univariate and bivariate distributions
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
To learn the elements of descriptive statistics and the principles of the statistical methods. After completing the course the student is expected to - summarize data by means of tables, graphs and numerical measures, - calculate probabilities of events, - make correct use of the commonly used probability distributions,
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Prerequisites  MATH0493-1 Mathématique générale 2 MATH0494-1 Mathématique générale 1
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lectures Exercises Tutorial
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
- Syllabus and tutorial.
- Reference book : DAGNELIE P. [2007]. Statistique théorique et appliquée. Tome 1: statistique descriptive et bases de l'inférence statistique. Bruxelles, De Boeck, 511 p.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examination (100%)
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Lectures : 18 h Practical works : 18 h
Participation in all organized learning activities is mandatory
Contacts :
Brostaux, Yves (Senior lecturer) Education and research 081 62 24 69 y.brostaux@ulg.ac.be(Rodolphe.Palm@ulg.ac.be)(Rodolphe.Palm@ulg.ac.be)