FORK 1002 Preparatory Course in Statistics
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APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 |
FORK 1002 Preparatory Course in Statistics
Responsible for the course
Genaro Sucarrat
Department
Department of Economics
Term
According to study plan
ECTS Credits
0
Language of instruction
English
Introduction
This course focuses on statistical concepts and tools of relevance in business and managerial economics in particular, and in the social sciences more generally.
Learning outcome
To provide students with the understanding of the fundamentals of basic statistical principles (the skills necessary for interpretation and evaluation of data) sufficient knowledge for the adequate application of basic statistical procedures.
Prerequisites
All courses in the Masters programme will assume that students have fulfilled the admission requirements for the programme. In addition, courses in second, third and/or fourth semester can have spesific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.
Compulsory reading
Books:
Groebner, David F., Patrick W. Shannon, Phillip C. Fry. 2014. Business statistics : a decision-making approach. 9th ed., International ed. Pearson. Selected chapters
Other:
Excercises, selected readings and hand-outs during the course
Recommended reading
Course outline
Key Concepts and Basic Statistics (4 hour)
- Key Concepts
- Descriptive statistics
- Frequency and Probability Distributions
- Hypothesis Testing
- P-Values
- Interval Estimation
- Bivariate correlation analysis
- The linear regression model
- Estimation
- Hypothesis testing
Qualitative independent variables (3 hours)
- Qualitative vs. Quantitative variables
- Dummy variables
- Combining qualitative and Quantitative variables
Computer-based tools
SPSS
Stata
Learning process and workload
15 hours with lectures and 5 hours for the use of statistical software.
Practical examples and assignments will involve extensive use of statistical software, such as SPSS or STATA.
Examination
Not applicable
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Examination code(s)
Not applicable
Examination support materials
Re-sit examination
Not applicable
Additional information
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