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1601: Introduction to Statistics & IT, BSc Oecon ( efterår 2010 - 5 ECTS )

Rammer for udbud

• Uddannelsessprog: dansk
• Niveau:   COURSE LEVEL: Compulsory course in the first semester of the BSc Economics and Management program, and in the first or third semester of the Management Major and Minor programs.  
• Semester/kvarter:   SEMESTER FOR WHICH THE COURSE DESCRIPTION APPLIES: Fall 2009  
• Timer per uge:   NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 2 lectures and 2 exercises in 14 weeks  
• Deltagerbegrænsning:   RESTRICTIONS ON ADMISSION: None  
• Undervisningssted: Århus
• Hovedområde: Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
• Udbud ID: 23502

Formål

At the end of the course, the participants should be able to

• Apply descriptive statistics on business and economics data
• Explain probabilities and do computations with probabilities
• Do statistical calculations on data in Excel
• Interpret discrete and continuous random variables
• Interpret Bernoulli, Binomial, and Normal distributions
• Apply estimators of mean, variance, and correlation
• Apply statistical hypothesis tests concerning population parameters
• Apply simple regression analysis

Indhold

The course is concerned with the probability theory, estimation and hypothesis testing needed for economists and business economists to acquire a fundamental understanding of empirical studies. An integral part of an empirical study, and of this course, is presentation of descriptive statistics using various IT systems.

COURSE SUBJECT AREAS:

• 1. Population, descriptive statistics
• 2. Uncertainty and probability
• 3. Random variables, distribution
• 4. Expectation, variance, covariance, correlation
• 5. Popular distributions: Bernoulli, Binomial, Normal
• 6. Estimation theory
• 7. Hypothesis testing
• 8. Simple regression

Faglige forudsætninger

REQUIRED COURSES (progression): None

Underviser

LECTURER: Tom Engsted

Undervisnings- og arbejdsform

The lectures introduce the fundamental theory of statistics, which will be illustrated by business and economics applications. The exercises practice the statistical theory by solving statistical problems, which are relevant to business and economics. Excel will be used as statistical computer program to solve problems and present descriptive statistics for the different data sets.

TEACHING LANGUAGE: Danish

Litteratur

Nikolaj Malchow-Møller & Allan Würtz: Indblik i statistik - For Samfundsvidenskab. Gyldendal, første udgave, 2010, chapters 1-5, 6.1-6.2, 6.5, 6.7, 9.1-9.8, 10, 12, 14.1-14.7, 14.10, 14.12, 17.1-17.3, 17.5, 17.7.
Approx. 200 pages.

Notes, max 40 pages.

Total approx. 240 pages. Lecture notes, weekly exercises, and assignments are part of the curriculum.

Studieordning og bedømmelse

2. del af sidefaget i erhvervsøkonomi

• Skriftlig, bedømt efter 7-skala med intern censur

Bacheloruddannelsen i økonomi

• Skriftlig, bedømt efter 7-skala med intern censur

Sidefaget i erhvervsøkonomi

• Skriftlig, bedømt efter 7-skala med intern censur

Suppleringsuddannelsen i erhvervsøkonomi

• Skriftlig, bedømt efter 7-skala med intern censur

FORM OF ASSESSMENT: A 3 hours written exam. To participate in the exam, one mandatory assignment with focus on applied and descriptive statistics using Excel has to be approved.

EXAMINATION AIDS ALLOWED: All - except any means of electronic communications equipment including calculators, mobile phones and PCs. A simple calculator will be available for the students in the examination hall.

Re-examination 2011: Oral examination, 30 minutes. No Examination aids allowed.