Statistics

Links	Lecture notes	Practicals
Exercises	Tests	Exams

Useful links

· The relation between hypothesis testing and jury trials

Lecture notes

· Class 1: Course outline and basic statistical concepts

· Class 2: Analysis of univariate data: graphics for qualitative data

· Class 3: Analysis of univariate data: graphics for quantitative data

· Class 4: Analysis of univariate data: measures of location

· Class 5: Analysis of univariate data: measures of spread and other measures of form

· Class 6: Analysis of bivariate data: joint frequency tables & graphs

· Class 7: Analysis of bivariate data: covariance, correlation and regression

· Class 8: Time series and index numbers

· Class 9: Probability

· Class 10: Random variables and probability models

· Class 11: Statistical inference: point and interval estimation

· Class 12: Statistical inference: hypothesis tests

Practical classes

· Practical 0: Excel basics: changing language and decimal point settings and basic functions

· Practical 1: Class questionnaire & Excel template

· Practical 2: Constructing a frequency table and graphics for qualitative data & Excel file of preferred political party data

· Practical 3: Graphics for quantitative data & Excel file of times voted by Madrileños

· Practical 4: Measures of location

· Practical 5: Measures of spread and other measures of form

· Practical 6: Joint frequency tables and graphs & Excel file of the Brexit survey

· Practical 7: Scatterplots, covariance, correlation and regression & Excel file of the Parliamentary seats vs population data

· Practical 8: Time series and index numbers & Excel file of UK consumer spending data & Excel file of Donald Trump’s approval ratings

· Practical 9: Probability (no practical this week).

· Practical 10: Random variables

· Practical 11: Confidence intervals

· Practical 12: Hypothesis tests

Exercises

· Exercises 1: Basic statistical concepts

· Exercises 2: Frequency tables and graphics for qualitative data

· Exercises 3: Graphics for quantitative data

· Exercises 4: Measures of location

· Exercises 5: Measures of spread and other measures of form

· Exercises 6: Joint and conditional frequency tables and graphs

· Exercises 7: Covariance, correlation and regression

· Exercises 8: Time series

· Exercises 9: Basic probability

· Exercises 10: Random variables

· Exercises 11: Confidence intervals

· Exercises 12: Hypothesis tests

Tests

Exams