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Statistics for economists

Summary

This subject presents an introductory course into statistics. It introduces the basic concepts and methods of probability theory, descriptive statistics and statistical induction. The aim is to learn how to present and analyze statistical data and properly interpret the results.

Literature

LIND, Douglas A.; MARCHAL, William, G. and WATHEN, Samuel A. Basic Statistics in Business and Economics. 10th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2021. 640 p. ISBN 978-1260597578 .
SALKIND, Neil J. and FREY, Bruce B. Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics: Using Microsoft Excel. Fifth Edition. London: SAGE Publications, 2021. 512 p. ISBN 978-1071803882 .
TAYLOR, Sonia. Business Statistics for Non-Mathematicians. 2nd Edition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 368 p. ISBN 978-0-230-50646-6.

Advised literature

CAMM, Jeffrey D. et al. Statistics for Business and Economics. 15th Edition. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2023. 1120 p. ISBN 978-0357715857 .
COHEN, Louis and HOLLIDAY, Michael. Practical Statistics for Students: An Introductory Text. 2nd Edition. London: SAGE Publications, 1996 (reprinted 2013). 384 p. ISBN 978-1853963292 .
MOHR, Donna L.; WILSON, William J. and FREUND, Rudolf J. Statistical Methods. 4th Edition. London: Elsevier, 2021. 784 p. ISBN 978-0128230435 .


Language of instruction čeština, angličtina, čeština, angličtina
Code 151-0005
Abbreviation SPE
Course title Statistics for economists
Coordinating department Department of Mathematical Methods in Economics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Václav Friedrich, Ph.D.