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02441 Applied Statistics and Statistical Software
Danish title: Anvendt statistik og statistisk programmel
Language:  English    ECTS-creditpoints:  5   
Type:  , open university
Class schedule:   januar
Exam schedule:   No exam
Recommended semester:  4th -7th semester
Scope and form:  Lectures and excercises (integrated) plus solution of a practical assignment.
Evaluation:  Oral presentation and approval of reports
Examination:  13-scale
Previous course:  04446
Prerequisites:  02401 / 04041 / 04040
Participant limitation:  Max. 30
Aim:  To acquaint the participants with statistical work on a practical problem, typically involving many data. Descriptive methods are presented. The statistical analyses are carried out using modern statistical software (SAS), focusing on the interactive part: SAS Insight.
Contents:  Both SAS Insight and SAS procedures will be introduced so that the students can use what they prefer. A project assignment based on an actual problem from a research institute or a company will be part of the course.
SAS: Howto, procedures, SAS insight. Descriptive methods. Transformations. Diagnostics. Measures of influence. Introduction to general linear models.
Remarks:  The students learn how to make statistical analysis by means of the statistical analysis system SAS. Further, the course is an introduction to other statiscs courses that use SAS, e.g. 02409 and 02423.
Contact:  Helle Rootzen, building 321, (+45) 4525 3357, hero@imm.dtu.dk
Department: 002 Informatics and Mathematical Modelling
Course URL:  http://www.imm.dtu.dk/courses/02441
Keywords:  Applied statistics, Analysis of variance, Regression, General linear model, SAS
Updated:  04-05-2001