COURSE GUIDE

Course: Statistical Analysis with Software App Semester: First School Year: 2020-2021

Class Schedule: 54 hours Instructor: Baltazar R. Abobo, Jr.

Course Description:

This course covers the basic

statistical concepts such as
descriptive measures, tabular and
graphical representation
of data, inferential statistics,
sampling, hypothesis testing,
correlation and regression
analysis and the time series
analysis. The course emphasized
statistics to solve management
problems. Case studies,
spreadsheets and Excel
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Add-in Data Analysis ToolPak
computer Software are used
This course covers sampling distributions, probability, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
correlations, regression, analysis of variance, and chi-square test. Statistical software will be used in
analyzing data.

Course Outline

SCHEDULE TOPIC

Introductions to Economic Statistics

 Use and importance of statistics

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1 week  Sample and population
 Data sources and types
 Presentation of data
2nd week Descriptive Statistics

 Measures of Central Tendency

 Measures of Central Location
 Measures of Dispersion/Variation
3rd week Introduction to probability

 Random variables and probability distributions

 Expected values, mean and variance
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

4th week Skewness and Kurtosis

Inferential Statistics: Parametric Test

 T-Test
5th week
 F-Test
 The Pearson Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation
 Simple Linear Regression Analysis
 Multiple Regression Analysis
MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Inferential Statistics: Non-Parametric Test

 Chi-Square Test
6th week  Spearman rank order coefficient of correlation

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 7th week Data collection and sampling method

PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION

8th - 9th week SPSS Application:

 Data Entry to Analysis of Data
FINAL EXAMINATION

Course Policies Required Output

1. All students are expected to behave with  Answered course assessment for every
academic honesty. It is not academically module
honest to misrepresent another person’s  Major Examinations
work as your own, to take credit for someone
Grading System
else’s words or ideas, to obtain advanced
information on confidential test materials, or
 50% Major Examinations
to act in a way that might harm another
students’ chances for academic success.  50% Class Standing
These students will automatically have a
grade of 5.0 after three (3) offenses of
academic dishonesty.

2. Assignments should be submitted on the set

deadline. Late assignments will be deducted
accordingly.

3. All students are expected to take Major

Exams (Prelim/Mid-term/Pre Finals/Finals) on
the specified day. In general, no make-up
test or re-test will be given except when
circumstances warrant but with valid
supporting documents presented.

4. Other course policies will be based on the

student handbook.

Consultation Schedule

Monday – Friday (1:00 - 5:00 PM)

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