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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
STAT1218-1  Statistical methods for economics

Duration :  12h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits :  
Advanced Master in Rural Economics and SociologyFirst semester2
Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd yearFirst semester2
Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 1st yearFirst semester2
Master in Statistics : Biostatistics, professional focus , 1st yearFirst semester2
Lecturer :  Rodolphe Palm
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
Descriptive statistics
- mesures of central location, dispersion, concentration
- index numbers
Time series
- decomposition methods
- smoothing methods
- ARIMA models
Learning outcomes of the course :  
To learn statistical tools particularly useful to economics.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- summarize data from the field of business and social sciences,
- calculate index numbers,
- analyse univariate time series by various approches.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Basic skills in applied statistics, for example :
-- STAT1207-1- Applied statistics
Basic skills in computer science, for example :
-- INFO2037-1- Introduction to computer science
or -- HULG0149-1- Office automation
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Lectures Exercises Personal work
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :  
- Syllabus.
- DAGNELIE P. [2007]. Statistique théorique et appliquée. Tome 1 : statistique descriptive et bases de l'inférence statistique. Bruxelles. De Boeck, 511 p.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination (20%)
Personal report (80%)
Organizational remarks :  
Lectures : 12 h Practical Works : 12 h
Contacts :  
Palm, Rodolphe (Professeur)
Enseignement et recherche
081 62 24 79
Rodolphe.Palm@ulg.ac.be


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