Duration
18h Th, 18h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in agroecology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Specialised master in environmental management in developing countries | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course presents some elementary statistical methods for environment.
It presents the main steps of a statistical analysis, tools for descriptive statistics and methods of statistical inference (including point estimation, confidence intervals and tests).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Understanding and using elementary statistical tools, including the use of a statistical software.
- Understanding simple statistical results in context.
- Understanding the scope of statistical studies
- Having the needed vocabulary/background to be able to interact with a statistician
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
notions of mathematics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures and exercices
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Course notes and exercises are available through MyULG.
Assessment methods and criteria
assessment during the examination session
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