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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Statistics
Semester:
Yearly
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Micha Mandel
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof Micha Mandel
Course/Module description:
During the workshop researchers will present problems from different fields that require statistical treatment. Students will address these issues, first by studying the problem at hand, then by performing a descriptive analysis of the data and applying appropriate statistical methods. Finally, students will summarize the results in a presentation and a poster.
Course/Module aims:
Expose students to diverse areas of statistical consulting while analyzing real-world problems.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Maintain dialogue with consultees from non-statistical disciplines
• formulate the goals and questions of the Statistical Consulting
• carry out a descriptive analysis of data
• Select statistical methods for dealing with a real-world problem
• compare different statistical methods appropriate to the given problem
• explain the results of the statistical analysis to a non-statistical scholar
• summarize the findings succinctly
• present the findings to students and teachers in the Department of Statistics
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Presentation of consultation projects in class; meetings with consultees and the teacher; student presentations in class; present poster in department forum.
Course/Module Content:
In the first weeks consultees will present their studies and statistical questions to group of students (2-4 in each). Each group will work on one project with teacher guidance. Later, students will meet with the consultee and the teacher who will follow the progress of the work. During the final weeks of the first semester students will present the progress of work on the project to the class. During the second semester students will present the final results of their work to the class. At the end of the year a poster session will be held in the department.
Required Reading:
NO
Additional Reading Material:
Customized for each student
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 50 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 50 %
Presentations and poster
Additional information:
1. Required for second-year students in the following tracks: Statistical Methods, Biostatistics and official statistics.
2. Prerequisite: "advanced statistical models A" or "advanced statistical models B" as well as other MA courses totaling at least seven credits.
3. Workshop will be held every week, unless cancellation notice will be posted on the course website.
4. There may be the possibility to carry out the project within internship at the consultee institution. The consent of the institution is required. The number of internships is limited.
5. The workshop grade will consist of the following:
Initial presentation of the work: 20%
Presentation of the final work + poster: 30%
Work on the project during the year: 50%
6. We will have several class meetings. A no-show will lead to a penalty of 10 points from the final grade.
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