| Course title | Theory of Probability and Statistics |
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| Course code | KID/PXPSE |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Tutorial |
| Level of course | unspecified |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | unspecified |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Combinatorics. Random event and its probability. Conditional probability, independence of . Random variable. Characteristics of random variable. Some important theoretical probability distributions. Limits theorems. Population and random sample, methods of descriptive statistics. Estimation theory. Testing hypotheses. Nonparametric methods. Linear regression. Correlation. Essential methods of time series analysis.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities, Projection |
| Learning outcomes |
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The main goal of the course is to familiarize students with the basic ideas of theory of probability necessary for explication of statistical methods and to present fundamental statistical methods used for data processing in technical and economic practice.
Knowledge of basic concepts of probability theory, ability to use essential methods of mathematical statistics, ability to use statistical functions of calculator and MS Excel. |
| Prerequisites |
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Knowledge of high school mathematics and knowledge gained in the Mathematics I course.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral examination, Written examination
Conditions for awarding course credit are: 1 examination paper - student is successful if he/she obtains 50% of possible points, 1 seminar paper. Form, contents and length of the exam are determined in accordance with the Study and Examination Regulations of University of Pardubice. The exam consists of two parts, a written test and a theoretical oral exam. Student passes the exam if he/she obtains at minimum 50% of the possible number of points in each part. |
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