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Course Catalog 1998/99

Business Adm and Social Science
IEK315 Basic Statistics 7.5 ECTS credits
TIMEPERIOD: LANGUAGE:Swedish EXAMINER Robert Lundqvist Univ adj PREREQUISITES Mathematics, basic course COURSE AIM At the end of the course the student should be able Ą to demonstrate that she or he has acquired statistical thinking; Ą to demonstrate understanding for variation and for the importance of taking variation into consideration when doing statistical reasoning; Ą to apply the different elements of a statistical survey; Ą to apply some statistical methods for collecting and analysing data; Ą to use statistical software when analysing data; Ą to search in the national and international official production of statistics; Ą to present, both orally and in writing, statistical results and analyses. CONTENTS The course deals with the design of sample surveys and questionnaires, as well as exploring and summarizing data (including EDA). Basic concepts in probability and statistics like the concept of random variables, measures of location and dispersion, distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing are dealt with. Furthermore regression analysis is treated. TEACHING EXAMINATION Written exam 6.0 credits Laboratory work 1.5 credits COURSE GRADE SCALE: ITEMS/CREDITS
Written exam	4.50ECTS
Group and individual projects	3.00ECTS
COURSE LITTERATURE Blomqvist L, Klefsjö B & Söderström U (1986). Grundläggande matematik för ekonomstudier, Högskolan i Växjö, ca 150 sidor. Moore, D. (1997). Statistics - concepts and controveries. 4th edition, WH Freeman, New York. Kompletterande material från Avdelningen för kvalitetsteknik och statistik. Reference literature Dahmström, K (1996). Från datainsamling till rapport - att göra en statistisk undersökning, Studentlitteratur, Lund, ca 200 sidor. Klefsjö, B & Hellmer, S (1989). Räkna med slumpen - textbok, Studentlitteratur, Lund, 2:a upplagan, 272 sidor. Klefsjö, B & Hellmer, S (1989). Räkna med slumpen - problemsamling, Studentlitteratur, Lund, 1989, 2:a upplagan, 200 sidor. Körner, S (1996). Praktisk statistik, Studentlitteratur, Lund, 250 sidor. Wallgren A & B. m fl (1994). Statistikens bilder Ń att skapa diagram, Statistiska centralbyrån, Stockholm, 94 sidor. Wärneryd, B mfl (1990). Att fråga. Om frågekonstruktion vid intervjuundersökningar och postenkäter, Statistiska centralbyrån, Stockholm, 280 sidor. REMARKS Further information: Robert Lundquist

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