Statistics I (251011)

Learning Outcomes

Acquiring knowledge about descriptive and inferential statistics (parametric) and its application to the behavioral sciences;
Acquiring a proficiency level to use statistical software (SPSS, Statistical Package for Social Sciences), without, however, neglecting the underlying conceptual methodology of statistical techniques.

Study Program

1.    General concepts of statistical
1.1.    Stages of social research
1.2.    Statistical functions
1.3.    Populations and samples
1.4.    Descriptive and inferential statistics
2.    Data Organization
2.1.    Frequency distribution
2.2.    Graphical representations
3.    Measures of central tendency
3.1.    Mode, median and mean
4.    Measures of dispersion
4.1.    Range
4.2.    Mean Deviation
4.3.    Variance
4.4.    Standard deviation
5.    Measures form
5.1.    Skewness
5.2.    Kurtosis
6.    Parametric statistics (assumptions) and hypothesis formulation
7.    Association/Interaction between two variables: Correlation and Regression
8.    Comparing Population means
8.1.    Comparing two means
8.2.    Comparing three or more means

Bibliography

MAIN REFERENCES: 

Bryman, A. & Cramer, D. (2003). Análise de dados em ciências sociais: Introdução às técnicas utilizando o SPSS para Windows. (3.ª ed). Celta Editora.
Guéguen, M. (1999). Manual de estatística para psicólogos. Climepsi.
Maroco, J., & Bispo, R. (2005). Estatística aplicada às ciências sociais e humanas. Climepsi Editores.
Reis, E. (2009). Estatística descritiva. edições Sílabo.