Course: Statistics

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Course title Statistics
Course code KMA/SZZDS
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Machalová Jitka, doc. RNDr. Ph.D., MBA
Course content
1. Point and interval estimates, principle of hypothesis testing. 2. Statistical analysis of a pair of quantitative and/or qualitative variables. 3. Bayes' Theorem and its application, priors and posteriors, Monte Carlo methods. 4. Classification: classical methods and high dimensional methods. 5. Regression analysis and its application, model construction and verification, correlation analysis. 6. Exploratory statistical analysis, clustering, reduction of dimension. 7. Time series modelling: trends and periodicity, Box-Jenkins approach. 8. Supervised machine learning: neural networks, support vector machines, and decision trees.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Realize contexture of basic conceptions and statements concerning advanced statistical disciplines.
Synthesis Realize contexture of basic conceptions and statements concerning advanced statistical disciplines.
Prerequisites
The student has to meet all prerequisites given for the bachalor tudy course Applied Mathematics and all the conditions of Study and Examination Regulations of the Palacký University in Olomouc.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

the student has to understand the subject
Recommended literature
  • Anděl, J. (2005). Základy matematické statistiky. Praha.
  • Bishop, Ch. M. (2011). Pattern recognition and machine learning.
  • Everitt, B., Hothorn, T. (2011). An introduction to applied multivariate analysis with R. Springer, Heidelberg.
  • Hindls R., Hronová S., Seger J., Fischer J. (2007). Statistika pro ekonomy.
  • Hron K., Kunderová P., Vencálek O. (2018). Základy pravděpodobnosti a metod matematické statistiky. Olomouc.
  • MacKay D. (2003). Information theory, Inference, and learning algorithms.


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: Summer