6 ECTS credits
155 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1017594BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Bio-Engineering Sciences
Educational team
Dominique Maes (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Lecture
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
13 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course is a practical course.
The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with elementary statistical techniques, frequently used in scientific experiments.

Descriptive statistics
Elementary probability theory
Probability distributions
Central limit theorem
Parameter estimation, Confidence intervals and statistical tests (t-, F, chisquare, ..)
Linear regression and least squares

WPO
Written exercices and exercices using the statistical software SPSS.

 

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Nota's zullen beschikbaar zijn op het teleleerplatform
Practical course material (Recommended) : Alle boeken met een inleiding tot de statistiek
Additional info

Written notes will be available.


Complementary study material:
any book on introductory statistics

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The student is able to apply and understand elementary statistical techniques taught in this course. He is able to interprete the results. He can use a statistical software package.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 90% of the final mark.
LEC Practical Assignment determines 10% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Schriftelijk examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 90% of the final mark.

    Note: Een schriftelijk examen over theorie en oefeningen.

Within the LEC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Taak in SPSS with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 10% of the final mark.

    Note: Een taak mbv SPSS

Additional info regarding evaluation

Theory: oral with written preparation
Exercices: written

The weights of the different parta are:
- theory (45%), exercices (45%), asignment (10%)

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Biology: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Chemistry: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Geography: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Bioengineering Sciences: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Computer Science: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Geography: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Biology: Ecology (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Biology: Molecular&Cellular LifeScience (only offered in Dutch)