Магистратура
2019/2020
Введение в статистику
Статус:
Курс адаптационный (Население и развитие)
Направление:
38.04.04. Государственное и муниципальное управление
Кто читает:
Кафедра демографии
Где читается:
Факультет социальных наук
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Преподаватели:
Сиротин Вячеслав Павлович
Прогр. обучения:
Население и развитие
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
16
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is primarily aimed at promoting the reproducible approach to academic workflow. . The goal of this course is to systematize students’ knowledge of statistics and to practice its application using mostly Microsoft Excel package.
Learning Objectives
- To systematize students’ knowledge of statistics.
- To practice in application of statistics using Microsoft Excel and other packages.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Calculates basic statistics for both categorical and numerical data. Presents initial data and the results of exploratory statistical analysis
- Makes basic statistical inference based on primary data
Course Contents
- Basic statisticsPopulation and sample. Classification of variables. Measures of central tendency: mean and mode. Measures of spread: variance (standard deviation), inter quartile range. Numerical data summary. Basic statistics for time series data.
- Introduction to inferential statisticsRandom experiment, outcomes, events. Probability postulates and rules. Binomial and normal probability distributions. Confidence intervals for population proportion and population mean. Sample size determination. Confidence intervals as a way to hypothesis testing.
Assessment Elements
- First home assignment
- Second home assignment
- seminar/practical class activity
- Term final