Card-index course
Quantitative Methods II
Méthodes quantitatives II : statistiques inférentielles
Responsible Faculty: Faculty of Geosciences and Environment (FGSE)
Teacher(s): François Bavaud
Course Timetable (Weekly)
Date | Location | Notice | Topics | Lecturer(s) |
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2021/2022 : Thursday 12:15-13:00 (Weekly) | Anthropole/1129 | |||
Anthropole/1129 - Except | 02.06.2022 |
Practical work
Spring semester
13 hours per semester
Weekly
Teaching language(s): French
Public: No
Credits: 3
Objective
theoretical objectives: basics in descriptive and inferential statistics, as well as quantitative epistemology
practical objectives: numerical and graphical summaries of data; practice of hypothesis testing
Content
The course (2h weekly, plus an additional 1h exercises) is a conceptual and practical introduction to Quantitative Methods. It adresses the basics of descriptive and inferential Statistics, with special emphasis on relationships among three variables, as well as on the concept of entropy and related quantities.
Evaluation
2 compulsory written tests, each semester
Bibliography
Documents de cours sur le site moodle associé
Programme requirements
Quantitative Methods I (or equivalent)
Additional information
https://moodle.unil.ch/course/view.php?id=14132
Use context | Faculty code | Status | Credits |
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Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geosciences and Environment, First year (2018 -> 2021) ›› M3 - Foundational module for environmental sciences/studies | Compulsory | 0.00 | |
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geosciences and Environment, First year (2018 -> 2021) ›› M3 - Foundational module for geography | Compulsory | 0.00 | |
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geosciences and Environment, First year (2018 -> 2021) ›› M3 - Foundational module for geology | Compulsory | 0.00 | |
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geosciences and Environment, First year (2019 ->) ›› M3 - Module in foundational methods | Compulsory | 0.00 | |
Complément de formation en géographie, MA (2012 ->) ›› Complément de formation en géographie, MA | Optional | 0.00 | |
Pr MA biogéosciences (2013 ->) ›› Pr MA biogéosciences | Optional | 3.00 | |
Pr MA géographie (2006 ->) ›› Pr MA géographie | Optional | 0.00 |