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Syllabus 2014-15 - 11311002 - Statistics 1 (Estadística I)
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- Level 1: Tutorial support sessions, materials and exams in this language
- Level 2: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams and seminars in this language
- Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
| DEGREE: | Grado en Finanzas y contabilidad (11311002) |
| FACULTY: | FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| DEGREE: | Grado en Administración y dirección de empresas (11111002) |
| FACULTY: | FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2014-15 |
| COURSE: | Statistics 1 |
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: Statistics 1 | |||||
| CODE: 11311002 (*) | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2014-15 | ||||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 1 | ||||
| ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 | YEAR: 1 | SEMESTER: SC | |||
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: FERNÁNDEZ ALCALÁ, ROSA MARÍA | ||
| DEPARTMENT: U112 - ESTADISTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA | ||
| FIELD OF STUDY: 265 - ESTADÍSTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA | ||
| OFFICE NO.: B3 - 059 | E-MAIL: rmfernan@ujaen.es | P: 953212449 |
| WEBSITE: http://www4.ujaen.es/~rmfernan/ | ||
| ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3329-6624 | ||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 1 | |
| NAME: ALBA FERNANDEZ, MARIA VIRTUDES | ||
| DEPARTMENT: U112 - ESTADISTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA | ||
| FIELD OF STUDY: 265 - ESTADÍSTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA | ||
| OFFICE NO.: B3 - 0053 | E-MAIL: mvalba@ujaen.es | P: 953212142 |
| WEBSITE: www4.ujaen.es/~mvalba | ||
| ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4747-740X | ||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 1 | |
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION
- Descriptive analysis of a data set
- Fundamental concepts of descriptive statistics
- Dimensional statistical variables
- Frequency tables and graphs
- Statistical measures of position, variation, shape and equidistribution
- Introduction to Bidimensional statistical variables
- Descriptive analysis of time series
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- Introduction
- Components of a time series
- Trend and seasonal adjustment
- Seasonally adjusted values
- Index numbers
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- Single index number
- Composite index number
- Price, quantity and value index numbers
- Shifting and splicing of index numbers
- Deflation
- Probability theory
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- Fundamentals and definition of probability
- Conditional probability
- Statistical independence
- Main theorems and rules
- Random variables
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- Definition, characterization and classification
- Characteristics. Expectation and variance
- Random vectors and their characteristics
- Main probability distributions
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- Discrete distributions of probability
- Continuous distributions of probability
- Relations between distributions. The Central Limit Theorem
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Teaching sessions will be held in Spanish. The learning contents will be developed by the lecturer and theoretical concepts will be illustrated with several examples.
There are also practical sessions to solve exercises related to the theoretical contents, on the one hand in a classical way, counting on a wide participation of students, and on the other through training sessions with statistical software to solve practical questions.
Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support
5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
The final mark is based on:
- A written test to solve practical exercises related to the contents of the subject. It could include short questions or select-options questions to assess the comprehension level on basic concepts (80%).
- A test to assess the acquired ability with the statistical software and the capability of the student to select the appropriated method and to give accurate conclusions (20%).
6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
- Business statistics [Recurso electrónico] : problems and solutions. Edition: -. Author: Sharma, J. K., Ph.D. Publisher: New Delhi : Dorling Kindersley, 2010 (Library)