Learning Outcomes
1. Understanding the significance of data analysis in engineering science.
2. Acquaintance with the terms of probability and statistics.
3. Understanding the concepts in the fields of measurement errors, correlation and regression.
4. Acquaintance with computational approaches for the solution of problems in data analysis.
5. Ability of analyzing real data in the computer.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction: definitions, data, examples. Elements of probability and statistics: random variables, univariate and multivariate distributions, distribution parameters, estimation and hypothesis tests for parameters, hypothesis test of distribution goodness of fit. Uncertainty and measurement error: systematic and random errors. Correlation and regression: correlation, simple and multiple regression, linear and nonlinear regression. Computational (resampling) methods in parameter estimation, statistical tests, correlation and regression.
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Εφαρμοσμένη Στατιστική, Μπόρα-Σέντα Ε. και Μωυσιάδης Χ., Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονίκη 1997 (Εύδοξος: 11028)
Resampling Methods: A Practical Guide to Data Analysis, Good P.I., Springer, 2006 (Εύδοξος: 173198)
Data Analysis Using the Method of Least Squares: Extracting the Most Information from Experiments, Wolberg J., Springer, 2006 (Εύδοξος: 174465)
Additional bibliography for study
Computational Statistics Handbook with MATLAB}, Martinez W.L. and Martinez A.R., Chapman and Hall, 3rd edition 2015
Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB}, Martinez W.L., Martinez A.R. and Solka J., Chapman and Hall, 3rd edition 2017
Making Sense of Data, A Practical Guide to Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Mining, Myatt G.J., Wiley-Interscience, 2nd edition, 2014
Statistical Techniques for Data Analysis, Taylor J.K. and Cihon C., Chapman and Hall, 2004
Hyperstat, βιβλίο στο διαδίκτυο (online Book): http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/
Concepts and Applications of Inferential Statistics, Lowry R., βιβλίο στο διαδίκτυο (online book): http://vassarstats.net/textbook