2023-2024 / MATH1472-1

Descriptive statistics and data analysis

Duration

25h Th, 15h Pr, 10h Mon. WS

Number of credits

 Bachelor in mathematics5 crédits 

Lecturer

Arnout Van Messem

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

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1) Introduction to probability

2) Descriptive statistics 

- Vizualizing data 
- Measures of central tendancy 
- Variabilty 
- Linear regression 

3)  Data analysis: Principal component analysis and/or clustering

 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

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Prerequisite knowledge and skills

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Elementary mathematics, linear algebra and matrix calculus

 

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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The learning activities are of three different types:

  • theory lectures,
  • practicals: written exercises and data analyses using the statistical software R.
 

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

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Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face to face 

Recommended or required readings

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Assessment methods and criteria

The final mark is a weighted mean computed on the two marks attributed to the assessments relative to the two parts of the course.
If the two separate marks are bigger than or equal to 5/20, then the weight of the result for part 1 is 20% and the weight for part 2 is 80%. However, if at least one of the two marks is below 5/20, the global mark will not exceed 9/20.

In case of absence at one part of the exam, the students will be given a mark of 0/20 for that part.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam


Additional information:

The details of the evaluation will be explained during class

 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

None

Contacts

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Arnout Van Messem

Assistant : Carole Baum

 

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