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Semester
2011/12

COURSE OUTLINE STATISTICS

(EEF 1215)
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
UNIVERSITY OF BRAWIJAYA
This course are designed to develop an understanding of standard statistic methods, a capacity to
formulate research problems so that they are amenable to quantification and a capacity to assess
empirical research in economics and business (social science) critically using several statistics
software.

Lecture
Name
Location
Telephone
Email
Course Website :

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Ferry Prasetyia, SE., M.App Ec (Int)

Ruang Dosen, Gedung A FE-UB
553834
ferryfeub@yahoo.com or ferry@fe.unibraw.ac.id
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www.fe.unibraw.ac.id

CONTENTS
Course Objectives..................................................................................................................................2
Text Book................................................................................................................................................2
Lecture Topics.........................................................................................................................................2
Lectures..................................................................................................................................................3
Consultation and Communication...........................................................................................................3
Assessment ...........................................................................................................................................3
Assignment.............................................................................................................................................3

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COURSE OBJECTIVES
The aim of this course is to develop an understanding of standard statistic methods, a capacity to
formulate research problems so that they are amenable to quantification and a capacity to assess
empirical research in economics and business (social science) critically. The first part of the course
includes a review of statistics and multiple regression models, followed by an extension to time
series models commonly used in economics. Although some of the essential underlying theory will
be discussed, the emphasis of this course will be on understanding statistic applications rather than
the underlying formal theory. The course will include the use of statistical package, SPSS and Excel.
Prior knowledge of SPSS and Excel are not assumed..
TEXT BOOK
The course covers a well-established body of economic theory and will rely primarily on a textbook.
There are several textbook that will be used in this course as follows:
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2. Paul McFedries, 2008, Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Office Excell 2007, Business
solutions Press
3. Joaquim P. Marques de S, 2007, Applied Statistics Using SPSS, STATISTICA, MATLAB
and R. Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
4. Sabine Landau and Brian S Everitt, 2004, A handbook of statistical analyses using SPSS,
Chapman & Hall/CRC Press LLC
5. Additional readings will be assigned during the course.
LECTURE TOPICS
This is the topic plan but it may change slightly as time permits; updates will be announced in class
or by email. All chapter references refer to the Textbook, unless otherwise stated.
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Date
23 Feb
1 march

Topics
Introduction: Course Outline and Introduction to Statistics
Build charts and graph
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
Probability I
Probability II
Index Numbers
Sampling & Sampling Distributions
Mid Exam
Statistical Inference: Estimation for Single Populations
Statistical Inference: Hypothesis Testing for Single Populations
Statistical Inferences about Two Populations
Analysis of Variance & Design of Experiments
Simple Regression
& Correlation Analysis
Multiple Regression Analysis & Model Building
Chi-Square and Other Nonparametric Statistics
Final Exam

For statistics application will follow this subject:

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Topics
Working with Statistical Function (MS Office Excel 2007)
Statistic software: SPSS overview
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
T test
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Validity and Reliability test
Correlation
Multiple Linear Regression
Building and Evaluating the Regression Model (Classical
assumptions)
Cross Tabulation, Chi square and Nonparametric measures of
Association
Student Group Presentation I
Student Group Presentation II
Review all topics
Final Exam

LECTURES
This course will be held in the computer room which covering 16 subjects including mid and final
exams. Students in this course are expected to attend all lectures throughout the semester.
CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION
I will be available for Consultation at 1 4 Pm Wednesday or by appointment. My office room are in
A Building Faculty of Economics first floor (Lecturer room), and also you can chat with me by email
or phone.
ASSESMENT
To complete this course successfully students must demonstrate under examination conditions the
mastery of both theoretical and analytical concepts and the ability to communicate that
understanding in plain English.
The component of assessments is as follows
COMPONENTS
Class Participation
Quiz
Assignment
Mid Exam
Final Exam

WEIGHT (%)
15
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25
25

The grading scheme is as follows

Marking

Grade

Information

>80-100

High Distinction

>75-80

B+

Distinction +
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>69-75

Distinction

>60-69

C+

Credit +

>55-60

Credit
Pass +

>50-55

D+
Pass

>44-50

D
Failed

0-44

Notes on Assessment
1.
Legible hand-writing and the quality of English expression are considered to
be integral parts of the assessment process. Marks may be deducted in the final examination
because of poor hand-writing.
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Assessment marks prior to the final exam may be displayed on the course
website. Students are encouraged to check their marks and notify the lecturer-in-charge of any
discrepancies.
Course results will be available within approximately 10 working days after the final examination.
ASSIGNMENT
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Make a research group project about economy and business problem using
SPSS software to solve it.
The indicative essay length is 4-6 pages (excluding references) with 1.5 line spacing and
regular font and margins.
The essay must be original and your own work; plagiarism will not be tolerated.
A question - or a small number of closely related questions - should be clearly stated and
answered using a logically structured economic argument.
Your essay must consist of introduction, analysis and conclusion.
In addition to the above factors, your writing style (grammatical correctness, correct
vocabulary and spelling, rhetorical quality and stylistic elegance) and neatness will also affect
your mark.
You should use at least some of the ideas introduced in the course.
The deadline for the essay is Tuesday 11 December 2009.
Late submissions policy: 20 (out of 100) essay marks are deducted for each day that the
essay is submitted too late.

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