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Statistics

Summary

The introductory course Applied Statistics deals with the basic problems of
probability and statistics. It gives the base for ability to describe random processes by means of random variable and random vector. The course deals with the basic problems of descriptive statistics, methods of statistical inference, tests of hypotheses and regression and correlation analysis for one- or multi-dimensional statistical set of data.

Literature

Briš, R. PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS, Ostrava, VŠB - TU, 2011 (http://homel.vsb.cz/~bri10/).
Mann, P. S. Introductory Statistics. Wiley, 2010.
Montgomery, D. C. Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers. Wiley, 2003.
Hodges, J. L., Lehmann, E. L. Basic Concepts of Probability and Statistics. SIAM, 2005.

Advised literature

Barnett, V. Environmental Statistics. Methods and Applications. Wiley, 2003.
Hammer, R, Harper, D. Paleontological Data Analysis. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub, 2006.
Meier, P. C., Zünd, R., E. Statistical Methods in Analytical Chemistry. Wiley, 2000.
Benjamin, J. R., Cornell, C. A. Probability, Statistics, and Decision for Civil Engineers. Dover Publications, 2014.


Language of instruction čeština, angličtina
Code 541-0181
Abbreviation ST
Course title Statistics
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator Mgr. Oldřich Motyka, Ph.D.