Summary
Statistics course organized by VLAG Graduate School.
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Target group/prerequisites
Prerequisite for the course Applied Statistics is the course Introduction to R, and Statistics 2 or an equivalent level of knowledge.
Course design
Each day consists of lectures and practicals using R. The examples used in the lectures and practicals are based on data provided by researchers of VLAG.
Program topics
Day 1: Hypothesis testing, analysis of variance - ANOVA, t-test, F-test, sample size, multiple comparisons test, experimental design
Day 2: Correlation, simple linear regression, multiple linear regression
Day 3: Regression with qualitative and quantitative variables, selection of variables, replication, pseudo replication
Date and venue
Edition 1: 16, 17 and 19 March 2026 (on Campus)
Edition 2: 17, 18 and 20 August 2026 (on Campus)
Study load
The study load of this course is 1.0 ECTS credits.
Costs
Costs includes material, tea/coffee and lunches.
| Registration type | Fee |
| PhD candidates affiliated with VLAG/WUR * | € 225 |
| All other PhD candidates | € 450 |
| Postdoc / staff from VLAG | € 450 |
| Postdoc / non-profit staff not affiliated with VLAG | € 625 |
| Industry / non academics | € 1200 |
* VLAG/EPS/PE&RC/WASS/WIAS/WIMEK PhD candidates with an approved TSP.
Registration
For registration click here.
After acceptance of your registration, the VLAG Cancellation Conditions for course participants will apply.
Contact
For more information please contact VLAG.