02323
Agendas Book Projects Podcast Quiz

Basic course information

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02323 Introduction to statistics

Some motivating presentations

Statistics at Novo Nordisk by Principal Scientist and PhD in Chemistry from DTU Hanne Refsgaard

Contact

  • Teacher: Nicolai Siim Larsen for Spring 2026
  • Questions regarding signing up for the course and exam: AUS in Building 101
  • Questions regarding projects: See the Projects page on how to work together and get help from TAs. Contact TA Jakob Sandfort Ytte at s194659@student.dtu.dk for further inquiries.
  • Other practical questions can be written on the discussion forum Edstem by first joining here.

DTU Learn

Course announcements will be posted on DTU Learn, where you should also submit the two optional projects. The course page on DTU learn can be found here.

13-week period

Locations

  • Lectures: Fridays 8-10. Location: Building 308 - Auditorium 12 (Room Capacity: 172)

  • Exercises: Fridays 10-12. Location:

    • Bulding 324 - Room 20 (Capacity 36) - Teaching assistant: Mikail Kaya
    • Bulding 324 - Room 30 (Capacity 24) - No TA - Python support (Weeks 1 through 4)
    • Bulding 324 - Room 50 (Capacity 36) - Teaching assistant: Sarah Mikkelsen Dimovski
    • Bulding 324 - Ground Fooor - Study Areas 003 (Capacity 18), 004 (Capacity 24), and 005 (Capacity 18)

Preparation

  • Install Python and Visual Studio Code before the first session. Follow the instructions of Python support https://pythonsupport.dtu.dk/install/python.html. During the exercise hours of the first three days of the course, in Building 324 - Room 30, there will be one member from the Python support team to help with troubleshooting/guiding with instructions to install necessary applications and packages.
  • Prepare by reading the relevant chapters in the book each week and try to solve the exercises winthin the exercise sessions.
  • At the beginning of each lecture, downlaod the updated materials: https://02323.compute.dtu.dk/agendas.

Reading Material

  • Free digital book: See the Agendas.
  • Printed book is available in Polyteknisk Boghandel.

Discussion Forum on Edstem.org

  • Find answers and ask questions on Edstem.org. Join here.
  • EdStem posts are given priority as opposed to emails, as other students can follow and answer posted questions. If you know the answer to another student’s question, then please feel free to write your answer.

OPTIONAL projects

Students are encouraged to submit the two optional projects and have them assesed. This is an important source of feedback in this course. See more details here: Projects.

Exam

  • Date: 28 May 2026 (see the DTU exam plan and your personal exam plan for more details). Place and time should be announced shortly before the exam period.
  • 4 hours written multiple choice questions exam (given in both Danish and English).
  • Written works of reference are permitted: Please see the rules. In Spring 2026, only calculator model TI30XS/TI30XB is allowed.
  • Find and practice previous exam questions and solutions.
  • Exam preparation cafés in the library or the S-huset reading hall (læsesalen) will be scheduled prior to the exam. A TA will be present to help.
  • If you have any question regarding exams, then please contact the study administration.

Re-Exam

  • Date: 25 June 2026 (see the DTU examination timetable).
  • To register for the re-exam in the end of the 3-week period in June, you must fill in a form that will open during the semester.
  • After the Office of Study Programs and Student Affairs completes their process and sends an email confirmation, you can see your registration at www.tilmelding.dtu.dk under your re-exams.
  • If you have any question regarding re-exams, then please contact the study administration.

Exam Structure and Assessment

The exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions. For each of the questions, 5 points are given for a correct answer, -1 point is given for an incorrect answer, and 0 points are given for not answering the question. For each question, there is only one correct answer. Technically, the exam system allows selecting more than one option, but in that case 0 points are given.

The total number of points needed to obtain a specific grade or to pass the exam is determined after the exam in collaboration with an external censor. See the grade history.

Language of the Lectures

Course 02323 is offered in both Danish and English. The English version of the lectures is held during fall semesters.

Language, Communication and Information

  • All written material is in English.
  • Slides are provided in both languages.
  • The multiple-choice exam questions will be available in both languages.
  • The course content is equivalent to 02402 except two modules in two-way ANOVA and the matrix formulation of the linear model.
  • During the fall semester, live lectures on Fridays 8-10 are given in English. For Danish lectures, you may attend the lectures of 02402.
  • During the spring semester, live lectures on Fridays 8-10 are given in Danish. For English lectures, you may attend the lectures of 02402.
  • Lectures in Danish are available as online podcasts available via this link (recorded in Spring 2015), while lectures in English are available as online podcasts available via this link (recorded in Spring 2017). Notice that R is used in the recorded lectures, but starting from Fall 2024, the course uses Python instead of R.
  • See more information here: Course Data Base link for course 02323.
  • See also academic calendar.