Introduction

Welcome to the website for TECH3 Applied Statistics. We will use this website as a supplement to lectures. The website is ongoing development, so not all subjects will have content yet. Below you will find a detailed (preliminary) lecture plan for the Spring semester of 2026, link to the textbook and curriculum. The course description can be found here.

Lecture plan

Week Module Tuesday 12:15 -14:00 Thursday 12:15 - 14:00
3 Module 1 13.01: Introduction to TECH3/Overview lecture 1 in Aud C 15.01: Collaborative learning session 1 in Aud J
4 Module 1/2 20.01: Overview lecture 2 in Aud C. 22.01: Case session 1 in Aud S
5 Module 2 27.01: Overview lecture 2 in Aud C 29.01: Collaborative learning session 2 in Aud S
6 Module 2 03.02: Seminar 1 in Aud C 05.02: Exercise session 2 in Aud S
7 Module 2/3 10.02: Overview lecture 3 in Aud C 12.02: Case session 2 in Aud S
8 Module 3 17.02: Overview lecture 3 in Aud C 19.02: Collaborative learning session 3 in Aud S
9 Module 3 24.02: Seminar 2 in Aud C. 26.02: Case session 3 in Aud J
10 Module 4 03.03: Overview lecture 4 in Aud C 05.03: Collaborative learning session 4 in Aud S
11 Module 4 10:03: Overview lecture 4 in Aud C 12.03: Case session 4 in Aud S
12 Module 5 17.03: Overview lecture 5 i Aud C 19.03: Collaborative learning session 5 in Aud S
13 Module 5 24.03: Overview lecture 5 in Aud C 26.03: Case session 5 in Aud S
14 31.03:No lecture (Easter) 02.04: No lecture (Easter)
15 Module 5 07.04: No lecture (oral exams in MAB1) 09.04: Oracle session in Aud S
16 Module 5 14.04: Seminar 3 in Aud C 16.04: Practical information about exam in Aud C

Literature

Curriculum

All the material on this website, including chapters 1-10, 12-14, and 17 of Statistical Thinking in the 21st Century and Python Companion to Statistical Thinking in the 21st Century.

Learning outcomes

Upon completing the course, the students can:

Knowledge

  • Understand basic statistical theory and corresponding methods, and how to apply this knowledge in practical situations.

Skills

  • Explore data using software that can summarize and visualize data.
  • Master basic probability theory.
  • Make inferences about an entire population based on a sample of individuals from that population using both classical statistical methods and modern resampling techniques.
  • Design basic experiments, perform hypothesis testing, and quantify effects.
  • Measure relationships between both categorical and continuous variables.
  • Fit and evaluate regression models for both inference and prediction.

General Competence

  • Identify and solve statistical problems.
  • Perform basic data analysis using modern computer tools.
  • Perform data-driven decision-making for a sustainable future.