2023

Elements of Statistics and Probability I

Name: Elements of Statistics and Probability I
Code: MAT01647L
5 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/130 hours
Scientific Area: Mathematics

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

This discipline gives basic abilities in statistics and probability, allowing the students to apply correctly the statistical techniques, to interpret critically the obtained results and to understand the inter-disciplinarity aspects regarding the different disciplines in the graduation.

Competences: Acquisition of fundamental concepts of probability and statistics, the use of the concepts in real situations, to identify the appropriate statistical approach regarding data organization and treatment. Elementary calculus of probability. Correct use of statistic software

Contents

1-Data analysis. Experimental planning. Graphical representation. Basic distributions of univariate data. 2-Descriptive statistics. Measures of localization and dispersion. Linear regression. 3- Probability - concepts. Combinatorial analysis. Axioms. Conditional probability. Theorem of total probability. Theorem of Bayes.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical and practical classes. Whenever necessary using slides projection and software. Use of examples arising from different applied areas.

Two mid term tests. Final exam.

Recommended Reading


Afonso, A., Nunes, C., (2010) "Estatística e Probabilidades - Aplicações e Soluções em SPSS". Escolar Editora


Silva, M. C. M., (1993) Estatística Aplicada à Psicologia e Ciências Sociais, Lisboa McGraw-Hill.


Pestana D., Velosa S. (2002) Introdução à probabilidade e estatística. Volume 1. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.


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