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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Geography
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Shaul Tsionit
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Shaul Tsionit
Course/Module description:
The course deals with fundamental ideas of inferential statistics via statistical tests and statistical models and their applications in social sciences.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1.To understand outcomes of statistical analyses.
2.To analyze statistical data by software.
3.To critically evaluate statistical analyses.
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Integrating lectures and use of statistical software such as JMP, EXCEL.
Course/Module Content:
1. Statistical tests: Parametric, non-parametric.
2. Statistical models: Linear regression, analysis of variance, logistic regression. Principal Components Analysis. Path Analysis.
Required Reading:
Sall J & Lehman A & Creighton, L, (2001), JMP Start Statistics, SAS Institute Inc, Duxbury, Canada.
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 90 %
Assignments 10 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
bonus max 5 points
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