Computer assisted Statistics

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Course ID:

ECO_222

Semester:

4th

Year of Study:

2nd Year

Category:

Economics Elective

For Erasmus Students:

No

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Learning Outcomes

The aim of the course is to apply the basic statistical methods and techniques using the possibilities offered by the SPSS statistical software. The emphasis is on selecting the appropriate statistical method and on interpreting the results.

After completing the course, the student will be able to:

manage statistical data and perform statistical analysis using SPSS
decide on the most appropriate statistical method for describing and analyzing data
check the assumptions and apply the statistical techniques
choose and create the right statistical graph
to interpret SPSS results

Course Contents

The Basics of SPSS
Statistical data sources - Questionnaires– Coding – Detailed Statistical Tables – Data creation in SPSS and data cleaning
Analyzing data sets using SPSS: Univariate Descriptive Statistics - Relationship between two variables - Τ-tests and Confidence Intervals - Chi square tests - Analysis of Variance
Graphical Displays - Checking normality

Teaching Activities

Lectures and Laboratory work (4 hours per week)

Teaching Organization

*Activity*	*Semester workload*
Lectures	26 hours
Laboratory work	26 hours
Self-study and homework exercises	98 hours
Total number of hours for the Course (25 hours of work-load per ECTS credit)	150 hours (total student work-load)