180148 VO+UE Tools in Cognitive Science II: Basic Statistics for Cognitive Scientists (2017S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Lectures on Thursday, 10:30 - 13:30, HS 1, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien and Computerlab Ecology1. Termin: 09. März
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 15.02.2017 00:00 to We 08.03.2017 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.03.2017 23:59
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max. 25 participants
Language: English
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1.Termin (Vorbesprechung): Do 2. März 2017, 9:00 - 11:00
HS 2i d. Inst. f. Philosophie, NIG, 2. Stock
Thursday, July 6, 10:30, Seminar Room Dept. of Anthropology
Monday, October 9, 12:30, Seminar Room Dept. of Theoretical Biology
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course introduces the most important basic concepts in statistics and their application to biological and behavioral research. It covers topics in univariate statistics (univariate descriptive statistics and graphical display of data, correlation, regression, hypothesis tests, ANOVA) and multivariate statistics (PCA, factor analysis, discriminant analysis & classification, MANOVA, CCA, PLS). The course focuses on a geometric understanding of the methods and on a critical discussion of their application for scientific research.
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Exam, practical work, homework exercises
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