PBSNPB42 Basics of the Statistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Sedláček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), doc. PhDr. Dana Knotová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 9:10–10:45 L11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to approach basics of statistical analyzing data acquired from a quantitative survey. Students will be introduced especially to work with statistical sets and variables: creating a set, data navigation and data cleaning, set operations, data translation, creating new variables, case selection and to basic data analysis methods, i.e. to: (1) decomposition of categorical and continuous data and characteristics of this decomposition - univariational analysis; (2) comparison of data allocation and average values of these allocations: t-test, variants analysis; (3) basics of inferential statistics and testing of statistical hypothesis; (4) finding relations between variables and evaluating strength of these relations – bivariational analysis using contingency tables, correlative analysis; (5) finding linear relations between continuous variables: linear regression and scatterplot; (6) data reduction using factor analysis as an attempt to identify factors explaining higher correlation between particular variables (basics of multivariational analysis).
Syllabus
  • 1) decomposition of categorical and continuous data and characteristics of this decomposition - univariational analysis; 2) comparison of data allocation and average values of these allocations: t-test, variants analysis; 3) basics of inferential statistics and testing of statistical hypothesis; 4) finding relations between variables and evaluating strength of these relations – bivariational analysis using contingency tables, correlative analysis; 5) finding linear relations between continuous variables: linear regression and scatterplot; 6) data reduction using factor analysis as an attempt to identify factors explaining higher correlation between particular variables (basics of multivariational analysis).
Literature
  • PUNCH, Keith. Základy kvantitativního šetření. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 150 stran. ISBN 9788073673819. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as both lectures and seminars. Group work is common as well as essay-writing. Students are encouraged to ask questions about things they do not understand and comment on things they disagree with.
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021.
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