Study Guide

Objective

You are able to solve basic probability and statistical problems. You know basic sampling methods and how to analyse data with them.

Content

Sampling methods
Location measures
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
Statistical dispersion
- Standard deviation
- Range
- Interquartile range
- Variance
Regression and correlation
Probability

Location and time

Course starts on September and ends before christmas break.

Materials

All material is found from a learning platform.
- Material is based on openstax book Statistic (https://openstax.org/books/statistics/pages/1-introduction)

Teaching methods

Course is lectured one topic per lesson.
After each lesson students will do exercises.
- Guidance sessions are held before the next lecture.

Exam schedules

Final exam on December 2025.

This course can't be done on EXAM-environment.

Completion alternatives

The course can be done also by attending to final exam on autumn 2025.

Student workload

Lessons and exams 42 hours. Guided exercises 12 hours.

Self-learning about 81 hours

Total 135 hours

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on the exams, specified exercises and assignments announced by the teacher on the lessons and on Moodle. If the student's total amount of points is
- less than 35 % of maximum: grade 0 (fail)
- 35 - 48 % of maximum: grade 1
- 49 - 62 % of maximum: grade 2
- 63 - 76 % of maximum: grade 3
- 77 - 90 % of maximum: grade 4
- more than 90 % of maximum: grade 5.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student has difficulties to read statistical texts and to recognize basic expressions in statistics and probability

There are difficulties to use basic mathematical tools

The student is unable to apply mathematics

Less than 35 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student knows basic expressions in statistics and probability and can easily read statistical texts

The student is able to use basic mathematical tools

The student is able to apply basics on easy applications

Grade 1: 35 - 48 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Grade 2: 49 - 62 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student is able to read statistical texts and uses expressions in statistics and probability

The student is able to use mathematical tools

The student is able to apply mathematics on applications

Grade 3: 63 - 76 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Grade 4: 77 - 90 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to read fluently statistical texts and uses difficult expressions in statistics and probability

The student is able to use difficult mathematical tools

The student is able to apply mathematics fluently on applications

More than 90 % of points from exams and other exercises or assignments