Statistics

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Undergraduate level | 1st semester | Compulsory Unit | ΟΙΚ0305

 

Credit Units ECTS: 5 

Teaching Hours Weekly: 3   

Course Type: General Knowledge

Prequisites: -- 

Teaching and Examination Language: Greek

For Erasmus students study course and exams are offered in English.

Course Material

Definition and contents of Statistics. Introduction to statistical methods. Descriptive data. Categories-sources-forms of data. Elements of sampling theory (population definition, questionnaire design, basic ways random sample selection). Descriptive measures. Dispersion and data volatility measures. Asymmetry-Curvature. Introduction to probabilities theory. Applications using PC using one or more statistical packages (SPSS, Gretl).

Learning Outcomes

Data collection, organization, analysis and presentation derived from 'measurements' characteristics that are the main objectives of the science of Statistics. Furthermore, statistical conclusions and predictions become an essential tool for the advancement of scientific knowledge in applied sciences.

General Skills

Work autonomously, make decisions. Advance creative and causative thinking

Learning and Teaching Techniques - Evaluation 

Teaching Methods: Face to face

Use of ICT: Yes

Course Organization:

Activity	Semester Work Load
Lectures	35
Study and Literature Review	50
Practical Issues	40
Total	125

 Assessment Methods:

Final exam at the end of the semester

Suggested Bibliography

• G. Halkos, Statistics, 3rd Edition, TIpothito.