Statistic Methods in Earth Science
Syllabus, Bachelor's level, 1GV011
- Code
- 1GV011
- Education cycle
- First cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Earth Science G2F
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 13 March 2008
- Responsible department
- Department of Earth Sciences
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course the student should be able to
- know and understand the elementary principles of Statistics
- Identify statistical methods generally used in Earth Sciences
- carry out test of hypothesis
Content
Discrete and continuous variables. Frequency distribution, class intervals and frequency curves. Different types of means: arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means. Measures of dispersion and moments. Elementary probability theory. Normal distribution, elementary sampling theory, Students t-distribution, the chi-square distribution, curve fitting and the method of least squares.
Instruction
Lectures and exercises.
Assessment
Examination is held at the end of the course. Grading on the scale 3, 4 or 5 is given provided the examination and the exercise are completed and deemed approved. Written examination corresponds to 4 ECTS-credits and exercises 1 ECTS-credit.
Reading list
No reading list found.