日本語

Course Code etc
Academic Year 2023
College College of Economics
Course Code BX438
Theme・Subtitle
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Fall semester
DayPeriod・Room Thu.2
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Credits 2
Course Number ECX2311
Language English
Class Registration Method Course Code Registration
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges
Course Cancellation
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy
Notes

【Course Objectives】

a) Students will become familiar with the basic concepts of statistics and terminologies.
b) Students will be able to apply their knowledge of statistics for research.
c) Students will be able to use basic statistical features of Microsoft Excel.

【Course Contents】

This course is designed to help students understand the basics of statistics and apply their knowledge in their research. The class consists of lectures and Excel workshops. The order of topics may be adjusted to maximize learning outcomes.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Introduction: What's the point? (Chapter 1 of Naked Statistics) 
2 Descriptive statistics: Who was the best baseball player of all time? (Chapter 2)
Excel Workshop: Microsoft Excel basic functions
3 Deceptive description: He's got a great personality (Chapter 3)
Excel Workshop: Descriptive statistics
4 Correlation: How does Netflix know what movies I like? (Chapter 4)
Excel Workshop: Correlation and data visualization 1
5 Statistical inference 1: The central limit theorem (Chapter 8)
Excel Workshop: Correlation and data visualization 2
6 Statistical inference 2
Excel Workshop: Calculate t- & p-values
7 Statistical inference 3
Excel workshop: Regression analysis 1
8 Revision of descriptive statistics, normal distribution, standard deviation 1
9 Revision of descriptive statistics, normal distribution, standard deviation 2
Preparation for the data analysis report & academic skills basics.
10 Excel workshop: Revision: Excel pivot tables
11 Revision: Statistical inference 1
Polling: How we know that 64 percent of Americans support the death penalty (with a sampling error ± 3 percent) (Chapter 10)
12 Excel workshop: Regression analysis 2: Simple and multiple linear regression analyses
13 Regression analysis 3: Dealing with dummy variables and missing values
14 Conclusion

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド(パワーポイント等)の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

Students are encouraged to examine statistical information published in news reports and academic essays.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
筆記試験 (Written Exam) 45
平常点 (In-class Points)55 8-10 mini assignments (quizzes, mini papers, etc.)(55%)
備考 (Notes)
The contents of mini assignments will be decided after the class size is finalized. [If applicable] A rubric for a presentation and a short essay will be available for students. Academic Honesty: [If applicable] Students are required to prepare original work. Severe penalties are in place for students found guilty of plagiarism offenses. The submission of identical pieces of work for different courses is also considered an academic offense.

【テキスト / Textbooks】

No著者名 (Author/Editor)書籍名 (Title)出版社 (Publisher)出版年 (Date)ISBN/ISSN
1 Charles Wheelan Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data W.W. Norton 2014 9780393347777

【参考文献 / Readings】

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

【その他 / Others】

To students who read Japanese: 三好大悟著・堅田洋資監修(2021) 『統計学の基礎から学ぶ Excelデータ分析の全知識』インプレス。ウィーラン, C.著、山形浩生・守岡桜訳(2014)『統計学をまる裸にする  データはもう怖くない』日本経済新聞出版社。

【注意事項 / Notice】