Social Statistics
| Title | Κοινωνική Στατιστική / Social Statistics |
| Code | ΚΥ0305 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Political Sciences |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Ioannis Andreadis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001052 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Politikṓn Epistīmṓn 2023-sīmera
Registered students: 1
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600231341
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600231341
- At the Website of the School: https://www.polsci.auth.gr/course_polsci/ky0305/
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=5755
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The course aims to enable students to do the following:
Create frequency tables
Calculate measures of location and dispersion
Create descriptive diagrams
Conduct statistical tests for means
Analyze the relations between two variables
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In its first part, this introductory course on statistics describes fundamental statistical concepts like variables and measuring scales, sample and population, random sampling and census.
In its second part, it deals with the analysis of one variable (univariate analysis), and explores techniques and concepts of descriptive statistics. More specifically, the course goes through distribution and frequency tables, measures of mean and variance, percentiles, descriptive diagrams (histograms, bar charts, Box-PLOT) and confidence intervals.
In its third part the course focuses on statistical tests of mean and standard deviation for repeated measurements and independent samples. In the fourth part, relations between two variables in a sample are examined, together with correlation coefficients, and techniques for analysis and description.
Keywords
Social Statistics
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of laptop and projector. The course is directly related to ICT. A lot of teaching time is used on SPSS.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.4 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 34 | 1.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 13 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 34 | 1.2 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 17.5 | 0.6 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 137.5 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students need to have a 12-digit calculator (using your mobile phone as calculator is not permitted) and their book with them which they can consult during the exams to solve problems similar to those in the book.
The final grade of students can be the result of a combination of evaluations:
1. Assignments, quizzes or exercises prepared during the semester according to the procedures defined in the course (eg submission deadlines, assessment methods, etc.).
2. Oral exams with emphasis on the assignments that have been prepared during the semester according to the procedures defined in the course
3. Written exams
The weight of the individual assessments is shaped by the special circumstances of each academic year and it is announced in the elearning of the course.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βιβλίο [10959]: Ανάλυση δεδομένων με τη βοήθεια στατιστικών πακέτων, Τσάντας Νίκος Δ., Μωϋσιάδης Χρόνης Θ., Μπαγιάτης Ντίνος, Χατζηπαντελής Θεόδωρος Λεπτομέρειες
Βιβλίο [15310]: Στατιστική για οικονομικά και διοίκηση επιχειρήσεων, Keller Gerald Λεπτομέρειες
Additional bibliography for study
Wagner, W. E. III. (2019). Using IBM® SPSS® Statistics for Research Methods and Social Science Statistics. SAGE.
Last Update
19-07-2023
