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Selected Topics in Probability and Statistics

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Course Unit Code470-4406/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
PrerequisitiesCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit Title
470-2403Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KRA0220Ing. Jan Kracík, Ph.D.
Summary
The first half of the course contains an introduction to the Bayesian statistics and Monte Carlo methods. The second half is devoted to the regression and time series analysis.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will learn about selected advanced statistical methods applicable in an engineering practice.
Course Contents
Random vector, random field, conditional probability, independence, conditional
independence

Bayes theorem, introduction to Bayesian theory, prior and posterior probability
distribution

Generating random numbers, elementary Monte Carlo methods, Monte Carlo
simulations

Application of Monte Carlo methods in Bayesian statistics

Regression analysis (simple linear regression, multivariate linear regression,
generalized linear models), model selection criteria, Bayesian approach to
regression analysis

Stochastic process (basic definitions and notions), numerical characteristics,
examples of stochastic processes

Introduction to time series analysis
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Kruschke, John. Doing Bayesian data analysis: A tutorial introduction with R. Academic Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0123814852
Cox, David Roxbee, David Victor Hinkley. Theoretical statistics. CRC Press, 1979. ISBN 978-0412161605
Chatfield, Chris. The analysis of time series: an introduction. CRC press, 2013. ISBN 978-1584883173
Kruschke, John. Doing Bayesian data analysis: A tutorial introduction with R. Academic Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0123814852
Zvára, Karel. Regrese. Matfyzpress, 2008. ISBN 978-8073780418
Chatfield, Chris. The analysis of time series: an introduction. CRC press, 2013. ISBN 978-1584883173
Recommended Reading:
Schervish, Mark J. Theory of statistics. Springer, 1995. ISBN 978-1461242505
Crawley, Michael J. The R book. John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN 978-0470973929
Anděl, Jiří. Základy matematické statistiky. Matfyzpress, 2011. ISBN 978-8073781620
Crawley, Michael J. The R book. John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN 978-0470973929
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 10
        ExaminationExamination70 25