Learning Outcomes
The scope of the course is the introduction of concepts and methods of data analysis, as well as their application to real-world problems. Within the framework of application the scope is the use of relevant software.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction: definitions, data, examples. Probability and random variables: fundamentals on probability, distributions, parameters of distributions, basic distributions. Elements of statistics: parameter estimation and hypothesis testing. Uncertainty and measurement error: systematic and random errors, error propagation. Correlation and regression: correlation, simple and multiple regression, linear and nonlinear regression. Time series: basic characteristics of time series, correlation in time series.
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