1. Overview of basic statistics and probability
1.1. Getting started with R
1.2. Basic concepts and data exploration
1.3. Probability distributions
1.4. Sampling, estimation and hypothesis testing
2. Introduction to multivariate data analysis
2.1. Multivariate data
2.2. Data reduction: principal components analysis and biplot
2.3. Supervised classification: discriminant analysis
2.4. Resampling and cross-validation
2.5. Correspondence analysis of count data
2.6. Low-dimensional visualisation: multidimensional scaling
3. Statistical modelling
3.1. Linear and generalised linear regression
3.2. Logistic regression for binary response
3.3. Poisson regression for counts
3.4. Additive models based on smooth splines
3.5. Model assessment and simplification
3.6. Regression analysis with many variables
Each assessment task conducted during the course will be granted between 0 and 10 marks.
Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
Not making any of the assessment tests.
Avaluació única:
To be discussed with the teacher at the start of the course. It would involve to pass a test in relation to the contents of the course.
Requisits mínims per aprovar:
A pass requires obtaining at least 5 marks, after applying the corresponding weights and averaging over all the assessment tasks.
The programs R (https://www.r-project.org/) and RStudio (https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/) as expected to be installed on personal computers at the start of the course.
All required course material, communications and notices will be found at the Moodle page of the course.
The use of AI tools is not allowed for any assessment task.