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Advanced data analysis methods - course description

General information
Course name Advanced data analysis methods
Course ID 13.2-WF-FizD-ADAM-S19
Faculty Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Field of study Physics
Education profile academic
Level of studies Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree
Beginning semester winter term 2019/2020
Course information
Semester 3
ECTS credits to win 4
Available in specialities Computer Physics
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr hab. Piotr Lubiński, prof. UZ
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Lecture 30 2 - - Exam
Laboratory 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

To acquaint the students with selected advanced methods of the data analysis and different approaches to an assessment of the statistical confidence of the results.

Prerequisites

Measurement data analysis.

Fundamentals of  programming.

Scope

Chi2 test, application of the Student's distribution.

Simulation methods of the probability distributions.

Bootstrap methods.

Spearman's and Kendall's rank-order tests.

Elements of the probability theory within the Jaynes' approach.

Analysis of variability and images.

Data analysis solutions recommended by Particle Data Group.

Cluster analysis.

Model comparison, Akaike test and others.

 

 

 

Teaching methods

Lecture, classes, computer laboratory, discussion.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Laboratorium - pozytywna ocena z kolokwium (50%) i przygotowanie sprawozdania z opracowania wybranego zagadnienia z analizy danych (50%).

Wykład - pozytywna ocena z egzaminu pisemnego.

Ocena końcowa - średnia z ocen z laboratorium i egzaminu. 

Recommended reading

1. Nowak R., Statystyka dla fizyków, PWN, Warszawa, 2002

2. Brandt S., Analiza danych, PWN, Warszawa, 1998

3. Koronacki J., Mielniczuk J., Statystyka dla studentów kierunków technicznych i przyrodniczych.

Further reading

1. Bevington P.R., Robinson D.K., Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences, McGraw-Hill Education, New York, 2003

2. Jaynes E.T., Probability Theory: The Logic of Science, Cambridge University Press, 2003

3. Bretthorst G.L, Bayesian Spectrum Analysis and Parameter Estimation, Springer, 1988

Notes


Modified by dr hab. Piotr Lubiński, prof. UZ (last modification: 05-03-2020 18:41)