STK9160 – Statistical Model Selection

PhD candidates from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.

If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.

PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.

• STK1100 – Probability and Statistical Modelling
• STK1110 – Statistical Methods and Data Analysis
• one of the following courses: 
  • STK2100 – Machine Learning and Statistical Methods for Prediction and Classification
  • STK2120 – Statistical Methods and Data Analysis 2 (discontinued)
  • STK3100 – Introduction to Generalized Linear Models

3 hours of lectures/exercises per week throughout the semester.

The course may be taught in Norwegian if the lecturer and all students at the first lecture agree to it.

Upon the attendance of three or fewer students, the lecturer may, in conjunction with the Head of Teaching, change the course to self-study with supervision.

The exam in this course will be held in one of four ways:

1. Final written exam 4 hours which counts 100 % towards the final grade.
2. Final oral exam which counts 100 % towards the final grade.
3. Project assignment and final written exam 4 hours, where the assignment counts 50 % and the exam counts 50 % towards the final grade.
4. Project assignment and final oral exam, where the assignment counts 50 % and the exam counts 50 % towards the final grade.

The form of examination will be announced by the lecturer by 15 October/15 March for the autumn semester and the spring semester respectively.

In addition, each PhD candidate is expected to give an oral presentation on a topic of relevance chosen in cooperation with the lecturer. The presentation has to be approved by the lecturer before you can sit the final exam.

It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: STK4160 – Statistical Model Selection

Written examination: Approved calculators are allowed. Information about approved calculators in Norwegian.

Oral examination: No examination support material is allowed.

This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:

• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Withdrawal during an examination / Resitting an examination