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SNUx: Introductory Statistics : Basic Ideas and Instruments for Statistical Inference 

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SNUx: Introductory Statistics : Basic Ideas and Instruments for Statistical Inference
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Overview

This course utilizes real-life applications of Statistics in an exploration of the Statistical Inferenceprocess

Duration

4 weeks

Total fee

4,492

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

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Course details

Who should do this course?
  • For individuals who want to enhance their skills
What are the course deliverables?
  • Probability
  • The Binomial Formula
  • The Law of Averages
  • The Expected Value and Standard Error
  • The Normal Approximation for Probability Histograms
More about this course
  • Statistical Inference is the process by which data is used to draw a conclusionoruncover ascientific truthabout a population from asample
  • This course aims to familiarize the student with several ideas and instruments for statistical inference
  • It covers fundamental concepts and properties of probability
  • Specifically, youwill learn to work with sequences of successes and failures using the binomial formula
  • You will also learn how the law of averages can be used, as well as how to understand stochastic processes by applying box models
  • The normal approximation for probability histogram, which is an essential idea for statistical inference, will be discussed in depth in this course

SNUx: Introductory Statistics : Basic Ideas and Instruments for Statistical Inference
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Curriculum

Week 1

Probability

Examples of Probability Calculation

Week 2

The Binomial Formula

The Law of Averages

The Expected Value and Standard Error

Week 3

The Normal Approximation for Probability Histograms

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Ryu Keun-kwan
Over the years 1986~1990 at Stanford University, Keunkwan Ryu finished both Ph.D. in Economics and M.S. in Statistics. Right after finishing his Ph.D., he taught Economics at UCLA as Assistant Professor for 5 years until he returned to his alma mater Seoul National University in 1995. Since then, he has been with the Seoul National University for the past 23 years. His research interests include theoretical/applied antitrust issues, econometrics theoretical/applied econometrics, applied microeconomics, education, empirical/corporate finance, and empirical research on the Korean economy. He has published many papers, articles and book chapters and textbooks. His academic papers have appeared in journals like JASA, Journal of Econometrics, Review of Economics and Statistics. He often taught graduate econometrics courses at Stanford University as visiting Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor over the period 1998 through 2006. His research deals with many different kinds of data, including of course Big Data. He is currently Chairman, Department of Economics and Director, Institute of Economic Research, Seoul National University.
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Jaebeom An

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1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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82-2-880-6971

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82-2-880-4447

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