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: Md Saifuddin Khalid for Winter/Fall/Autumn 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 regarding the two optional projects.
  • 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 08:00-10:00 Location: Building 306 - Auditorium 33 (Room Capacity: 194)

  • Exercises: Fridays 10-12. Location:

    • Building 324 - Room 40 (Capacity 60) - Teaching assistant: Alberte Bech Elholm
    • Building 324 - Room 50 (Capacity 36) (First Three Weeks) - Teaching assistant: Anna Siricová
    • Building 324 - Room 60 (Capacity 60) - Teaching assistant: Ask Gram Franck
    • Building 324 - Ground Fooor - Study Areas 003 (Capacity 18), 004 (Capacity 24), and 005 (Capacity 18)
    • Python Support: Building 302

Preparation

  • Install Python and Visual Studio Code before the first session. Follow the instructions of Python support https://pythonsupport.dtu.dk/install/python.html.
  • 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. Strongly recommended carrying the book during the lectures and exercises.

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: Saturday, 19 December 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 (question set is given in English only).
  • Written works of reference are permitted: Please see the rules. In Fall 2026, only calculator model TI30XS/TI30XB are allowed in the exam hall.
  • 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 the administrative matters of exam (i.e. anything beyond exam questions, answers, and assessment), then please contact the study administration, else ask on EdStem.

Re-Exam

  • Date: 26/5 2027 (see the DTU examination timetable).
  • Re-exam for the Fall course is with the regular exam in Spring 2027. <!–
  • To register for the re-exam in the end of the 3-week period in June, you must fill in this form.
  • 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 lectures are in Danish in Spring and in English Fall. The English version of the lectures is held during fall semesters. Feel free to ask questions in Danish during the lectures even if the lectures are in English.

Language, Communication and Information

  • All written material is in English.
  • Slides are provided in both languages but only one version is updated during the semester.
  • The multiple-choice exam questions will be available in English only.
  • 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. Since similar contents are covered in the Danish lectures of 02402 course, 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 Database link for course 02323.
  • See also academic calendar.