POL572 Introduction into Quantitative Approach in Social Sciences

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kamil Gregor (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Michal Pink, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Voda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Libuše Stará
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Friday 10:00–13:30 U41
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course will give the students basic abilities necessary to work with quantitative data in social sciences. It will introduce them to the logic of quantitative analysis and its basic methods (correlation analysis, regression analysis and derived methods).
Syllabus
  • 1/ Introduction to quantitative data analysis 2/ Introduction to statistics 3/ Data collection 4/ Data manipulation I 5/ Data manipulation II 6/ Data vizualization 7/ Introduction to SPSS 8/ Data analysis in SPSS I 9/ Data analysis in SPSS II 10/ Statistical methods for aggregate-level data analysis I 11/ Statistical methods for aggregate-level data analysis II 12/ Statistical methods for individual-level data analysis 13/ Introduction to advanced statistical methods
Literature
    recommended literature
  • NORUŠIS, M. J. PASW Statistics 18 advanced statistical procedures companion. Online. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010. xiv, 418. ISBN 9780321690579. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • FIELD, Andy P. Discovering statistics using SPSS : (and sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll). Online. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2009. xxxiii, 82. ISBN 9781847879073. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat : analýza a metaanalýza dat. Online. Vydání druhé, opravené. Praha: Portál, 2006. 583 stran. ISBN 8073671239. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • HEBÁK, Petr, Jiří HUSTOPECKÝ and Ivana MALÁ. Vícerozměrné statistické metody.. Online. Vyd. 1. Praha: Informatorium, 2005. 239 s. ISBN 8073330369. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
Teaching methods
The course is composed of seminars, there are no lectures.
Assessment methods
There is no exam, test or term paper in the course. The requirements to complete the course are as follows: 1/ Attendance in all the seminars. 2/ Completion of 7 brief practical tasks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012.
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