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Course code: NTSS20273o16Semester: 2016/2017 summer
Name: Applied Statistics
Major: Food Technology and Nutrition
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Zygmunt Gil
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student knows the methods of scientific research and types of experiments; is aware of adverse experimental factors and knows how to plan a scientific experiment; knows the basic statistical procedures of research results analysis. Skills: Student can formulate hypotheses as well as plan and carry out experiments, selecting the appropriate measurement methods and statistical procedures; can presents the research results graphically and interpret the results of statistical calculations; can formulate conclusions from experimental studies.
Competences: Social skills (Attitudes): Student is aware of the impact of adverse factors on experimental results; follows the rules of experimental research conduct and takes care of proper experiment procedures to guarantee reliable results; is aware of the importance of proper statistical methods for reliable inference.
Prerequisites: mathematics, statistics
Course content: Basic concepts of experimentation. Methods of scientific research. Experimental design. Experimental study planning and statistical analysis of results. Experimental techniques. Inference based on experimental results and statistical calculations.
Recommended literature: 1. Czermiński J., Wasilewski , Paszek Z., Sikorski A., Metody statystyczne w doświadczalnictwie chemicznym, PWN 1974. 2. Gawęcki J., Wagner W., Podstawy metodologii badań doświadczanych w nauce o żywieniu i żywności, PWN 1982.
Assessment methods: credit for calculation tasks, final written exam.
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