Course: Exploratory Multivariate Statistics

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Course title Exploratory Multivariate Statistics
Course code KMA/PMST
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hron Karel, prof. RNDr. Ph.D., DSc.
  • Fačevicová Kamila, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Czolková Adéla, Bc.
Course content
1. Multidimensional data and their visualization, preprocessing of multidimensional data 2. Fundamentals of robust statistics 3. Data dimension reduction - principal component method, factor analysis and related methods 4. Regression for high-dimensional data (PCR, PLS regression and their alternatives) 5. Classification - LDA, logistic regression, kNN and related methods 6. Evaluation of regression and classification models 7. Cluster analysis - hierarchical clustering, k-means method, model clustering and their alternatives. 8. Advanced methods and complex analysis of multidimensional data

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
  • Attendace - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Understand basic methods of multivariate statistical analysis including their implementation in statistical software R. Active participation.
Application Apply probability theory to methods of multivariate statistical analysis.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of probability theory and mathematical statistics.
KMA/PST

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Credit: comprehensive statistical processing of a data set, presentation of results. Exam: oral.
Recommended literature
  • B. Everitt, T. Hothorn. (2011). An introduction to applied multivariate analysis with R. Heidelberg.
  • G. James, D. Witten, T. Hastie, R. Tibshirani. (2014). An introduction to statistical learning, corr. 4th printing. New York.
  • K. Varmuza, P. Filzmoser. (2008). Introduction to multivariate statistical analysis in chemometrics. CRC Press.
  • Meloun, M., Milirký, J., Hill, M. (2017). Statistická analýza vícerozměrných dat v příkladech. Praha.
  • Murphy, K. P. (2022). Probabilistic machine learning, An introduction. Cambridge.
  • R. Maronna, R. D., Martin, V.J. Yohai. (2006). Robust statistics: Theory and methods. New York.
  • R. Wehrens. (2011). Chemometrics with R. Heidelberg.


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