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Identical coursesStatistics for Humanities (B-KUL-F0FG1A)
Facultaire POC Letteren
Aims
The aim is to provide basic knowledge of applied statistics for human sciences, with an attitude of attention for statistical significance and a skill with statistical software. The insight is developed with applications in various fields, among others linguistics, communication, history, archeology, education research.
Previous knowledge
A good calculating skill of the secondary school level and a basic knowledge of computer use are presupposed.
Is included in these courses of study
- Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de taal- en letterkunde (60 sp.) en Educatieve master in de talen (120 sp.) (toegepaste taalkunde) (Leuven) 32 ects.
- Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de taal- en letterkunde (60 sp.) en Educatieve master in de talen (120 sp.) (wijsbegeerte) (Leuven) 28 ects.
- Bachelor in de archeologie (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde (programma voor studenten gestart vóór 2021-2022) (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de kunstwetenschappen (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de taal- en regiostudies: arabistiek en islamkunde (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de taal- en regiostudies: Chinese studies (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de taal- en regiostudies: Japanse studies (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de musicologie (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de bedrijfscommunicatie (voor bachelors in de exacte en biomedische wetenschappen) (programma voor studenten gestart vóór 2024-2025) (Leuven) 34 ects.
- Schakelprogramma: Master in de bedrijfscommunicatie (programma voor studenten gestart vóór 2024-2025) (Leuven) 54 ects.
- Courses for Exchange Students Faculty of Arts (Leuven)
- Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de taalkunde (Leuven) 16 ects.
- Bachelor in de wijsbegeerte (Leuven) (Optie Liberal Arts met taaltraject Duits) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de wijsbegeerte (Leuven) (Optie Liberal Arts met taaltraject Frans) 180 ects.
- Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de bedrijfscommunicatie (voor bachelors in de humane, niet-empirische gedragswetenschappen) (programma voor studenten gestart vóór 2024-2025) (Leuven) 26 ects.
- Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde (programma voor studenten gestart in 2021-2022 of later) (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde (programma voor studenten gestart in 2021-2022 of later) (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de toegepaste taalkunde (programma voor studenten gestart in 2023-2024 of later) (Antwerpen) 180 ects.
Activities
4 ects. Statistics for Humanities (B-KUL-F0FG1a)
Content
Statistical concepts and methods are being explained on the basis of real datasets with the use of the statistical software R/RStudio.
- Population and sample.
- Descriptive statistics.
- Statistical models: probability theory, normal distribution, binomial distribution.
- Explanatory statistics. Estimates and standard error. Confidence intervals for mean and proportion. Required sample size.
- Statistical hypothesis testing: basic concepts, p-value.
- Tests for means and proportions for one group and two groups: z-test, t-tests, F-test, binomial test.
- Non-parametric tests: median, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney.
- Tests for cell distributions: chi-squared test for goodness of fit, independence and homogeneity; Fisher's exact test.
- Linear regression, correlation, time series.
- Comparison of multiple groups: analysis of variance (optional).
- Principal component analysis (optional).
Course material
- Course text and exercises are made available on Toledo.
- The software being used (R/RStudio) is freely available from the web and runs on all major computer platforms.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Statistics for Humanities (B-KUL-F2FG1a)
Type : Exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Written
Type of questions : Open questions
Learning material : List of formulas, Course material