POLS244 Статистически методи в социалните науки
Анотация:
This course in applied statistics aims:
- to give the students a conceptual understanding of the basic probability and statistical procedures;
- to help the students achieve those computational skills need to carry out data analysis procedures in practical settings;
- to give some knowledge on the statistical packages, and especially on IBM SPSS.
- to give the students skills of statistical packages output interpretation.
Преподавател(и):
гл. ас. Слав Ангелов д-р
Описание на курса:
Компетенции:
Students successfully finished this course will:
1)know:
• the underlying terms and facts used in applied statistics
• to select an appropriate research method and sample model in
connection to the data structure
• to select suitable statistical methods for data analysis.
2) be able to:
• orientate in scientific literature which use the method of
applied statistics
• use statistical packages for modeling and analyzing empirical
data sets
• interpret correctly output results from statistical packages.
• make reliable conclusions.
Предварителни изисквания:
Basic calculus
Форми на провеждане:
Редовен
Учебни форми:
Лекция
Език, на който се води курса:
Английски
Теми, които се разглеждат в курса:
Литература по темите:
RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS
1.Agresti A. and B. Finley, Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 2009.
2.Moore D.S., W.I. Notz and M. A. Flinger, The Basic Practice of Statistics, 6th ed., W. H. Freeman and Company, N.Y., 2013.
3.Pallant J., SPSS SURVIVAL MANUAL: A step by step guide to data analysis using SPSS, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, Berkshire UK, 2010.
4.Kalinov K., Statistical Methods in Behavioral and Social Sciences, 3rd ed., NBU, 2013 (in Bulgarian).
Средства за оценяване:
CURRENT EVALUATION
TESTS 60% PARTICIPATION IN CLASS 10%
HOME WORKS 30%
TOTAL 100%
Current control time schedule
First test 7 class
Second test 15 class
The students who:
- Succeed in more than 80% on the tests
- Take participation in class
- Have more than 80% of home works done
Will have a chance to be exempt from the exam.