Data visualization and analysis (5cr)

Objective

A student who has successfully completed the course: understands the importance of statistical methods in work life,understands the steps of a statistical study and knows different concepts related to data collection, different types of data and variables,can use tables, charts, and statistics to describe data and the relationships between variables,knows the basic concepts of statistical inference,understands the basics of statistical modeling,is familiar with R software.

Content

This course will cover different topics related to every step of a statistical study from collecting data to statistical modeling. The course will cover the following themes:1. Statistical studies and data collection2. Reducing data into a table3. Data visualization4. Summary statistics and inference5. Scatter plot, correlation and dependence6. Statistical modeling. The course focuses on understanding statistical methods through simple applications. We use statistical R software for illustrating the methods. 

Qualifications

Good knowledge of basic math operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square root, powers). Basic R skills or willingness to learn R.