Basic statistics in EnglishLaajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: C-10088-3622111
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- English
- Institution
- University of Eastern Finland
Objective
Learning outcomes: The student understands the basic ideas of statistical analysis and inference, and is able to use the most simple analysis methods. The students has the basic knowledge to learn more advanced methods of statistics and data science.
Content
Basics of probability. Sampling distributions. Introduction to estimation and hypothesis testing. Inference on population mean and proportion. Analysis of two-way tables. Introduction to regression methods (Regression analysis, analysis of variance, logistic regression)
Qualifications
Basics of descriptive statistics and sampling. Students without these knowledge should read e.g. the first part of the Introduction to the practice of statistics (Part 1 “Looking at data”, chapters 1-3) or chapters 1-3 from the book Introductory Statistics.