6 ECTS credits
170 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1010343BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Students must have followed ‘Probability Theory and Statistics’, before they can enroll for ‘Multivariate Statistics’.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Mathematics
Educational team
Dominique Maes (course titular)
Tomas Everaert
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Lecture
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
15 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

HOC

Linear regression, robust methods
Analysis of variance : ANOVA
Multivariate linear regression
Principal component analysis
Factor analysis
Discriminant and cluster analysis
Introduction to time series

WPO
Exercises will be made on these topics using statistical software as SPSS (PASW).
An assignment will be given: the students biology/geography have to solve a biological/geographical statistical problem. This assignment is compulsory and will be discussed during the oral examination.
 

Course material
Course text (Required) : Meerdimensionale statistiek, Teksten uit boeken en nota's van de docent., Bij de docent
Practical course material (Recommended) : Boeken over Multivariate data analysis
Additional info

Notes of the lessons will be available as well as selected book chapters.

 

For more information there are a lot of excellent books on this topic.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the multidimensional statistical techniques used by a geographer and biologist.

The student must therefore be able to apply the learned statistical techniques (multidimensional linear regression, one-way and multi-way ANOVA, principal component analysis, factor analysis, clustering and robust alternatives for selected tests). He must be able to use a statistical software package for this. Since the derivation of a technique contributes to its understanding, he must be able to reproduce this derivation.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 60% of the final mark.
Practical Exam determines 40% of the final mark.

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

  • Mondeling examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 60% of the final mark.

    Note: Mondeling examen met schriftelijke voorbereiding.

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

  • Examenopdracht en bespreking with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

    Note: De examenopdracht zal besproken worden.

Additional info regarding evaluation

 

Oral examination on the theory (60%).
Assignement + discussion of it during the oral examination (40%).

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 Geography: Default track (only offered in Dutch)