Course: Exploratory Multivariate Statistics

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Course title Exploratory Multivariate Statistics
Course code KMA/PMST
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hron Karel, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Fačevicová Kamila, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Basic properties of multivariate random sample, the role of software in multivariate statistical analysis 2. Explorative statistical analysis of univariate and multivariate data sets (methods of data visualization, descriptive methods, data quality - outliers and missing values) 3. Dimension reduction - SVD, PCA, biplot and its interpretation 4. Cluster analysis - hierarchical clustering (dendrogram), k-nearest neighbor method, fuzzy clustering 5. Classification methods - LDA, QDA, Fisher discriminant analysis. 6. Basics of robust statistics - regression analysis 7. Basics of robust statistics - estimation of location and scale, properties (MCD) 8. PARAFAC - generalization of PCA, construction of the model, estimation of parameters, graphical output and its interpretation 9. PLS regression and its application in classification, comparison with the classical approach (LDA, QDA) 10. Methods of parameter estimation in PLS regression. 11. Comparing several groups - MANOVA 12. Complex analysis of a data set

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
  • Attendace - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Understand basic methods of multivariate statistical analysis including their implementation in statistical software R. Active participation.
Application Apply probability theory to methods of multivariate statistical analysis.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of probability theory and mathematical statistics.
KMA/PST

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Credit: comprehensive statistical processing of a data set, presentation of results. Exam: oral.
Recommended literature
  • B. Everitt, T. Hothorn. (2011). An introduction to applied multivariate analysis with R. Springer, Heidelberg.
  • Budíková, M. (2014). Využití vícerozměrné analýzy rozptylu v psychometrii. Kvaternion 3 (1), 3-15.
  • G. James, D. Witten, T. Hastie, R. Tibshirani. (2014). An introduction to statistical learning, corr. 4th printing. Springer, New York.
  • Giordani, P., Kiers, H.A.L., Del Ferraro, M.A. (2014). Three-way component analysis using the R package ThreeWay. Journal of Statistical Software 57 (7), 1-23.
  • K. Varmuza, P. Filzmoser. (2008). Introduction to multivariate statistical analysis in chemometrics. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
  • R. Maronna, R. D., Martin, V.J. Yohai. (2006). Robust statistics: Theory and methods. John Wiley, New York.
  • R. Wehrens. (2011). Chemometrics with R. Springer, Heidelberg.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Mathematics - Specialization in Data Science (2020) Category: Mathematics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Mathematics (2020) Category: Mathematics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Mathematics (2023) Category: Mathematics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Mathematics (2023) Category: Mathematics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Mathematics - Specialization in Industrial Mathematics (2020) Category: Mathematics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Mathematics - Specialization in Business Mathematics (2021) Category: Mathematics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter