Statistics
| Title | ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ / Statistics |
| Code | NGGN 201Y |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Odysseus Galanis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019017 |
Programme of Study: PPS-Tmīma Geōlogías (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 121
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
|
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600257535
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- General Knowledge
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600257535
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=10862
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By the conclusion of the course the student will be able to
1) Understand and use the basic concepts of statistics and connect them with basic probability theory.
2) describe and analyze quantitative data through the methodology of descriptive statistics.
3) apply basic data analysis concepts.
4) recognize/discriminate between data types.
5) analyze data using charts and evaluate basic statistic concepts.
6) discriminate between, describe and analyze basic inferential statistical methods, and apply them.
7) develop SPSS usage skills by applying statistical methods.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction - variables: Continuous and discrete variables,
Probability theory -distributions (Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, Normal, X2, t και F).
Descriptive statistics: introduction, Frequency tables, boxplots, histograms. Basic statistics (mean, median, standard deviation, IQR). Scatter plots. Exercise
Hypothesis testing: One sample t- Test, Tests for differences of mean value, test of Goodness of Fit (Chi Square test, F test), test Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Exercise,
Analysis of two variables: Correlation, linear correlation, simple linear regression, non-linear correlation, Least squares, sampling error, ANOVA test, Exercise.
Multiple variable analysis: Generalized correlation, multiple linear regression
• Frequencies-Frequency Tables-Cumulative Frequencies
• Classes-Frequency Distribution Table-SPSS examples
• Descriptive Statistics - Data Analysis – Box plots - SPSS examples
• Hypothesis testing - SPSS examples
• Compute Variables - Scatter plots - SPSS examples
• Linear Regression - Errors - SPSS examples
• Least Square Regression - SPSS examples
• Linear correlation - multipoint correlation - SPSS examples
• Linear regression and ANOVA test - SPSS
Keywords
Statistic, SPSS, Descriptive Statistic, Tests of hypotheses, Frequency analysis, Analysis of variance, regression, correlation
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
1) All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course web page
2) The teacher communicates with students through email
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 65 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 78 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Choice between
1) A final exam in the form of a quiz, using the A.U.Th.'s Course Management System (e-learning)
2) Two intermediate exams in the form of a quiz, using the A.U.Th.'s Course Management System (e-learning)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΕ SPSS, ΠΕΡΙΕΧΕΙ ΘΕΩΡΙΑ ΠΙΘΑΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ, ΖΑΦΕΙΡΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ ΚΩΣΤΑΣ, ΜΥΛΩΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΟΣ, ISBN: 9789604186808, ΣΥΓΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΔΙΑΘΕΤΗΣ (ΕΚΔΟΤΗΣ): ΤΖΙΟΛΑΣ
ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ. ΠΕΡΙΛΗΠΤΙΚΗ ΘΕΩΡΙΑ - ΑΣΚΗΣΕΙΣ, ΝΙΚΟΣ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΗΣ,ISBN: 960-8183-18-9
ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ, ΚΟΛΥΒΑ - ΜΑΧΑΙΡΑ ΦΩΤΕΙΝΗ, ΜΠΟΡΑ - ΣΕΝΤΑ ΕΥΘΥΜΙΑ,2Η ΕΚΔ./2012 ISBN: 978-960-456-350-0
Last Update
20-06-2025
