Basic Course in Statistics
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters Autumn, Spring
- Course code
- STAT110
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Norwegian
- Resources
Course description
Objectives and Content
The main emphasis in this course is on probability models. Discrete and continuous distributions, among others the binomial, the hypergeometric, the exponential, the Poisson and the normal distributions are treated. Examples are given from many areas. The last part of the course deals with principles for estimating unknown quantities using least squares, method of moments, maximum likelihood, and with the construction of confidence intervals.
Learning Outcomes
Students will get a basis for further studies in statistics, both for those who wish to specialize in statistics, and for those who need statistics in other disciplines.
Semester of Instruction
Autumn