Course detail

Numerical and Statistical Treatment of Experimental Data

FCH-BCA_ZDZAcad. year: 2011/2012

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Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

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Guarantor

prof. Ing. Josef Čáslavský, CSc.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

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Prerequisites

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Co-requisites

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Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

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Course curriculum

1. Introduction, characteristics of analytical results, calculation rounding, errors of analytical results
2. Statistics of repeated measurements: normal and log-normal distribution, estimations of mean and variance, confidence intervals
3. Significance tests: accuracy, precision, trueness, analysis of variance (ANOVA)
4. Quality of analytical measurements, Shewhart charts
5. Uncertainity of analytical results
6. Calibration methods: Regression and correlation
7. Non-parametric and robust methods
8. Introduction to multivariate analysis
9. Application examples from the environmental data treatment

Work placements

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Aims

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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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Recommended optional programme components

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Prerequisites and corequisites

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Basic literature

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Recommended reading

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Classification of course in study plans

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

RNDr. Jaroslav Mega, Ph.D.