Lectures, course topics and examination
Welcome to this course on statistical inference for problems in social sciences. Lectures and exercises are on Wednesdays 12.15 - 15.00 in room 1036 in NHA, with first lecture on January 20.
Examination: A project paper followed by a written exam June 9, 14.30 (4 hours).
Allowed materials on the final exam June 9: Lecture notes, student's own notes and approved calculator.
Project exam will be handed out April 20 and is due May4.
Project exam:
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/project-exam-stk4600-2016-final-versio.docx
Course covers the following topics:
Likelihood based statistical inference
Survey sampling; sampling design, design-based inferences and model based prediction apporach
Missing data in survey sampling. Imputation and weighting approaches
Statistical demography and forecasting: mortality rates and life expectancy
Syllabus: Lecture notes
The first ten lectures:
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/stk-4600-lectures-1-10-for-2016.ppt
Lectures 11-13:
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/stk4600-lectures-11---13.-2015.missing-data.ppt
R-function for simulating coverage of poststratified CI:
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/poststratification-simulation-of-coverage.docx
Lectures 14-15:
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/stk4600.lect.-14-and-15.-statistical-demography.ppt
The nine exercises:
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/exercises-1-9-stk-4600-spring-2016.doc
Solutions the nine exercises:
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solutions-ex.1-stk4600.pdf
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solution-for-r-exercise-1.docx
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solutions-ex.2-stk4600-2016.pdf
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solution-for-r-exercise-2.docx
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solutions-ex.3-stk4600-2016.pdf
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solutions-ex.-4-stk4600-2106.pdf
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solutions-ex.5-stk4600.pdf
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solutions-ex.6--stk4600-2016.pdf
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solutions-ex.7-stk4600-2016.pdf
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solutions-ex.8-stk4600-2016.pdf
/studier/emner/matnat/math/STK4600/v16/beskjeder/solutions-ex.-9-stk4600-2016.pdf