Short course: Introduction to Statistics for PhD students (19.-20.08.2024)
This course gives an overview over some core principles of Statistics. It is best suited for beginners and those who would like to refresh their knowledge about Statistics for their PhD.
The course will cover the following topics:
• Overview on data formats
• Summary statistics
• Introduction to R and R Studio
• Basic graphical visualization
• The idea of statistical inference
• Statistical testing and analysis of variance (ANOVA)
The course will take place on 19th of August, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m and on 20th of August, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The course will take place in the Humboldtallee 3 in the seminarroom 0.104. On the afternoon session of the first day you have the time to prepare the practical exercises that are part of the course and that every participant will do on their own. For the preparation of the excercises you do not have to stay in the seminarroom, but you have the option to do so.
Registration for the course will open on July, 15, 2024. Please register via stud.ip.
Attendance is limited to 20 participants.
target group: PhD students of Goettingen University
schedule: 19th of August, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m and on 20th of August, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m
available seats: 20
course language: English
lecturer: Jens Lichter and Alejandro Pereira Alvarez (Chair of Statistics)
credits: 0
contact: M.Sc. Jens Lichter
Chair of Statistics
University of Göttingen
Tel.: +49 (0) 551 – 39 21395
E-Mail: jens.lichter@uni-goettingen.de