ISMAT 979

Statistics I

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  This course aims to provide a set of concepts that make the initiation of statistics to allow the understanding of its application in the business / organizational context. The goal is to provide insight into the importance of statistics for business management, as well as provide the student with elements to understand and operationalize problems involving statistics.
• ProgramaProgramme

  S1. Introduction to statistics 1.1. Core Concepts 1.2. Populations and sampling 1.3. Statistical inference 1.4. Variables 1.5. Measurement scales   S2. Descriptive statistics 2.1. Frequency distribution 2.2. Measures of location 2.3. Measures of dispersion   S3. Basic probability 3.1. Intro 3.2. Conditional probability and multiplication rule 3.3. Addiction rule   S4. Discrete probability distribution 4.1. General concepts 4.2. Binomial distributions 4.3. Other distributions   S5. Normal distribution 5.1. Probabilities 5.2. Standartization 5.3. Central limit theorem 5.4. Normal to binomial
• ObjectivosObjectives

  LG1 – Recognize statistical core concepts. LG2 – Understand the concept of variable, shapes and measurement scales. LG3 – Identify the characteristics of a sample using descriptive statistics. LG4 – Correlation and bivariate regression. LG5 – Recognize some common probability distributions. LG6 – Learn about software like MS-Excel and Jamovi
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., Babin, B. J., Anderson, R. E., & Tatham, R. L. (2019). Análise multivariada de dados. Bookman editora. Reis, E. (2008) Estatística Descritiva, 7ª ed., Lisboa: Sílabo. Reis, E., P. Melo, R. Andrade & T. Calapez (2015) Estatística Aplicada (Vol. 1),                  6ª ed., Lisboa: Sílabo. Reis, E., P. Melo, R. Andrade & T. Calapez (2012) Exercícios de Estatística Aplicada - Vol. 1, 2ªed, Lisboa: Sílabo. Render, B., & Stair Jr, R. M. (2016). Quantitative Analysis for Management, 12e. Pearson Education India. Sweeney, D., Williams, T., & Anderson, D. (2013). Estatística Aplicada à Administração e à Economia. São Paulo: Cengage Learning. (recomendado)  
• MetodologiaMethodology

  TM1. Theoretical exposition of the main contents of the Syllabus (S); TM2. Exercises solving and discussing.   Evaluation: - 2 written tests: Test 1: 40%  Test 2: 45%  - Assignment: 15%, MS-Excel ou Word format.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  5
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não