Module timetable
9-13 December 2024.
Module overview
Credits
This module is worth 15 credits.
| Module structure | Hours of study |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 10 hours |
| Practicals | 20 hours |
| Tutorials/discussions | 7 hours |
| Private study | 38 hours |
| Post-course assignment | 75 hours |
Topics
Experimental errors; random and systematic errors; distributions, mean, variance; combining errors. Probability and Statistics: probability, rules of probability; statistics. Distributions; Binomial, Poisson, Gaussian, Error Matrix. Parameter Fitting; least squares, hypothesis testing; analysis t-test. Monte Carlo Methods; introduction, simple examples. Quality assurance: introduction, simple examples.
Module leader
Professor Andy Boston.
Contact
Email: A.J.Boston@liverpool.ac.uk.
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