Course: Basic Statistics

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Course title Basic Statistics
Course code ULZ/EPZSI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Dvořáčková Olga, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1.-2. Descriptive statistics and graphical presentation of various types of data. 3.-4. Rules of hypothesis testing. Statistical significance. 5.-7. Contingency of categorical data: crosstabulations. Chi square test. 8.-9. Continuous data tests: t-tests.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration, E-learning, Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Individual tutoring
  • Class attendance - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Descriptive statistics and graphical presentation of various types of data. Rules of hypothesis testing. Statistical significance.
After having successfully completed the subject the student should be able to design statistic investigation and orientate themselves in statistic data analysis and in statistic hypothesis testing.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic high-school mathematics, work in MS Excel.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Analysis of student's work activities (technical works)

Oral or practical examination.
Recommended literature
  • CARIFIO J., PERLA R. J. Ten Common Misunderstandings, Misconceptions, Persistent Myths and Urban Legends about Likert Scales and Likert Response Formats and their Antidotes. , 2007.
  • FIELD A. Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. 3. ed. London: Sage Publications, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84787-906-6.
  • LIKERT R. A Technique for the Measurement of Attitudes. Archives of Psychology, 22(140): 5-55. 1932.
  • OSGOOD C. E., SUCI G. J., TANNENBAUM P. H. The Measurement of Meaning. University of Illinois Press. Urbana, 1957. ISBN 0-252-74539-6.


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