2017-2018 / STAT0076-2

General statistics

Duration

30h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in geography : general6 crédits 
 Bachelor in geology5 crédits 
 Master in geography : geomatics and surveying (120 ECTS)6 crédits 

Lecturer

Catherine Timmermans

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

Part I: Introduction to statistical methodology
Part II: Descriptive statistics
Part III: Probabilities
Part IV: Statistical inference
Statistical software: R  

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Students should be able to understand statistical results and to use the statistical techniques they have learned.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

The course is self-sufficient, although elementary knowledge of calculus is a help. 

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures and exercices

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Recommended or required readings

Course notes and exercises are available through MyULG.



Optionnal reference book:
Triola M.M. & Triola M.F., 2012, Biostatistique pour les sciences de la vie et de la santé.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam + computational exam (R software)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Catherine Timmermans
Université de Liège
Département de Mathématique
Grande Traverse, 12,
Sart Tilman,
B-4000 Liège
catherine.timmermans@ulg.ac.be