Introduction to Statistics for PhD Students (GGG/GSGG/GFA/GAUSS) in person
Target group:
PhD students of Göttingen Campus
Schedule:
The course will take place on 24th of February, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on 25th of February, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m..
In the afternoon session of the first day you have the time to prepare the practical exercises that are part of the course and that every participant will do on their own. They are, however, not mandatory.
Venue: Seminar room 0.104 in Humboldtalle 3
Available seats: 15
Course language: English
Instructor: Jens Lichter
Jens Lichter is a scientific employee at the Chair of Statistics. Besides teaching in Econometrics and Statistics, he is offering Statistical Consulting for PhD students. If you are interested in individual Statistial Consulting, please go to https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/statistical+consulting+for+phd+students/693411.html
Course content
This course gives an overview over some core principles of statistics. It is best suited for beginners and those who would like to refresh their knowledge about statistics for their PhD.
The course will cover the following topics:
- Overview on data formats
- Summary statistics
- Basic graphical visualization
- The idea of statistical inference
- Statistical testing and analysis of variance (ANOVA)
Credits: 0 Credits (Participants of both days will receive a certificate of attendance if requested.)
Registration:
Registration for the courses will open on February, 24, 2025. Please register for the course „Seminar: Introduction to Statistics for PhD students“ in stud.ip (Modulenumber: 990058).
Contact for more information:
M.Sc. Jens Lichter
Chair of Statistics
University of Göttingen
Tel.: +49 (0) 551 - 39 21395
E-mail: jens.lichter@uni-goettingen.de
This course is organized by theChair of Statistics and the Göttingen Interdisziplinary Graduate Schools (GIGS).
