Doel vak

An introduction to statistical methods common in modern experimental
research

Inhoud vak

Students will learn ins and outs of applying and interpreting
statistical techniques that are common or are becoming common in modern
experimental research. The topics covered in this course are:
• Basic statistical principles (e.g. research design, data exploration)
• Inference about one and two populations: independent and paired
t-tests, nonparameteric difference tests
• Inference about more than two populations: one-way and two-way ANOVA
• Linear regression models: multiple linear regression for one and more
populations
• Inference under dependence: repeated measurements and mixed effects
models
• Generalized linear models: logistic regression and Poisson regression

Onderwijsvorm

Lectures and computer assignments.

Toetsvorm

Weekly reports on data analyses using the R package.

Vereiste voorkennis

Basic mathematics. Some previous experience with programming is handy.

Literatuur

Lecture slides and additional handouts.

Afwijkende intekenprocedure

VUnet.