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Høst 2016
STA-3300 Applied Statistics 2 - 10 stp
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Type of course
Students attending the course should be familiar with the concepts of random variables and distributions, normal distribution, estimation, confidence interval and hypotesis testing.
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Course contents
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Admission requirements
Objective of the course
After the course the student should:
- obtain a solid foundation in applied multiple regression analysis and analysis of variance
- be able to make an independent judgment as to whether regression- or analysis of variance is an appropriate method for the present data
- be able to utilize the program package SPSS in analyzing data
In more detail the student should have knowledge about:
- The assumptions for using regression- and analysis of variance.
- The two types of independent variables (covariates): measurement- and nominal (categorical) variables.
- The concept of confounding between independent variables.
- The concept of interaction between independent variables.
- Polynomials and transformations of variables.
- Criteria (R2, F, Mallow's Cp) and strategies for selecting the best model (forward, backward or stepwise)
- Regression diagnostics, such as analyzing residuals to identify possible outliers, checking the model assumptions, colinearity.
- One-way and two-way analysis of variance, balanced design, fixed and/or random factors
- Interpretation of regression results. The significance and the importance of the selected independent variables in explaining the response variable.
Explaining the regression results to a person who is not familiar with statistical thinking.
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Assessment
Written final exam of 4 hours duration, counting 100 %.
Assessment scale: Letter grades A-F.
Postponed examination:
Students with valid grounds for absence will be offered a postponed examination early in the following semester.
- Utfyllende bestemmelser for eksamener ved Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi (only in Norwegian)
- Regulations for examinations at the University of Tromsø
Coursework requirements
A passing grade is required on the mandatory homework sets for permission to take the exam.
Date for examination
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.
Recommended reading/syllabus
Syllabus for STA-3300 Applied Statistics 2, autumn 2016
Textbook:
Kleinbaum, Kupper, Nizam and Muller, "Applied Regression Analysis and Other Multivariable Methods", 4th ed., 2008, Duxbury
Syllabus
Chapter 4-19 except:
Eigenvalues page 312-314, 15.8 and 17.9