Statistics GSS

FaculteitFaculty of Geosciences

NiveauBachelor

Studiejaar2026-2027

Beschrijving

Course goals

Please note: the information in the course manual is binding.

The objective of the course is to get acquainted with statistical analysis methods and techniques that are frequently used in our empirical research

After completion of the course, the student is able to:

Determine the appropriate statistical analysis method for a research question;
Understand the theoretical and mathematical basis of this statistical method;
Conduct the statistical analysis in R;
Interpret the findings of the statistical analysis;
Report on the findings.

Content

In this course we make use of lectures and tutorials/computer practicals. In the lectures the subjects are explained. In the tutorials/computer practicals you will mainly apply the knowledge by means of assignments. In the computer practical you will use R.

Topics that will be covered are:

Descriptive statistics
Hypothesis testing
Comparing two groups
one-way and two-way ANOVA
Association and controlled associations
Simple and multiple linear regression
Logistic regression
Principal Component Analysis

This course is an entry requirement for:

Global Integration Project (GEO2-2417) (participated fully in Statistics)
Bachelor’s thesis GSS (GEO3-2422)
Consultancy Project GSS (GEO3-2423)

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