Degrees incorporating this pedagocial element :
Description
The aim of this course is to present the statistical approaches for analysing multivariate data. The information age has resulted in masses of multivariate data in many different field: finance, marketing, economy, biology, environmental sciences,…The theoretical and practical aspects of multivariate data analysis are given equal importance. This balance is achieved through practicals involving actual data analysis using the R software.
Recommended prerequisite
Elementary notions in probability theory (probability distribution, joint probability density function for random vectors, conditional distribution, expectation, variance, covariance, Gaussian distribution)
Elementary notions in mathematical statistics (estimator, confidence interval, statistical tests).
As a bonus: simple linear regression, linear algebra (matrix reductions), elementary notions in Rstudio and the R software.
Courses offered by :
In brief
Number of hours- Lectures (CM) : 16.5h
- Practical work (TP) : 25.5h
Language(s) : English
Contact(s)
Pedro Luiz COELHO RODRIGUES
