STK9140 – Experimental Design
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Principles of experimental design. Autual problems from agriculture and industry. 2n and 3n factorial experiments. Blocking and confounding. Incomplete blocks. Partial repetitions. Variance and bias with different choices of experimental design. Response surface methods.
Learning outcome
An essential part of the course consists of discussions of different methods used in the design of experiments and of how these methods are connected to statistical models. After completing the course you will be able to design simple experiments yourself and have a general insight into how data analysis is done in connection to designed experiments.
Admission
PhD candidates from 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.
Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge
STK1100 – Probability and Statistical Modelling, STK1110 – Statistical Methods and Data Analysis, STK2120 – Statistical Methods and Data Analysis 2 (discontinued).
Overlapping courses
10 credits overlap with STK4140 – Experimental design (discontinued)
The information about overlaps is not complete. Contact the department for more information if necessary.
Teaching
3 hours of lectures/exercises per week.
Examination
Depending on the number of students, the exam will be in one of the following four forms:
1. Only written exam
2. Only oral exam
3. A project paper followed by a written exam.
4. A project paper followed by an oral exam/hearing.
For the latter two the project paper and the exam counts equally and the final grade is based on å general impression after the final exam. (The two parts of the exam will not be indivdually graded.)
What form the exam will take will be announced by the teaching staff within October 15th for the autumn semester and March 15th for the spring semester.
In addition, each phd student is expected to give a one hour oral presentation on a topic of relevance (chosen in cooperation with the lecturer). The presentation has to be approved by the lecturer for the student to be admitted to the final exam.
Examination support material
Permitted aids at the exam if written: Approved calculator.
Oral exam: No aids permitted.
Information about approved calculators (Norwegian only)
Language of examination
Subjects taught in English will only offer the exam paper in English.
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.