Course detail

Economic Statistics

FAST-CV51Acad. year: 2011/2012

In the subject students will be informed about developments and present of statistics. For usage of statistical data it is necessary understanding of verbalization tools of statistics. Without understanding of principles identification of dependences and measurement of indexes it is not possible to right suppose or to use results of statistical survey. Statistical service in the Czech Republic is organized by Czech Statistical Office and ministries. Attendance is focused on economic statistics and its particular parts. Part of the subject is also information about selected statistical software.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Martin Nový, CSc.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge about economic statistics with respect to economic statistics in civil engineering. Knowledge of price indices and their uses.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of mathematics, especially probability and statistical mathematics. Knowledge and ability from area of work engineering, work economics, coding and classification of construction production and from area of pricing in civil engineering.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Development of statistics and current approach, subject and substance of economics statistics, fundamental terminology
2. Statistical coding
3. Expressions of statistics
4. Indicators, indices and differences
5. Time series
6. Statistical software Minitab 15
7. Statistical service, related laws, Czech Statistical Office, data obtaining, information
8. Statistics in companies
9. Statistic research
10. Price statistics in civil engineering
11. Statistics in industry
12. Statistical expert, invited lecture on current statistical issues (such as elections, census, Eurostat, the major innovation)
13. Statistics of work, wages, social security, education, culture and health service, standard of living

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To get knowledge about economic statistics with respect to economic statistics and statistics of prices, work and wages in civil engineering. To get knowledge about measuring and research of statistic dependencies, about indicators, indices and time series of statistical data and about statistical software.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

NOVÝ, Marttin: Ekonomická statistika. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta stavební, 2007. (CS)

Recommended reading

HINDLS, Richard: Statistika pro ekonomy. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86946-43-6. (CS)
MATRE, Joseph G a GILBREATH, Glenn H.: Statistics for business and economics. Homewood: Irwin, 1987. ISBN 0-256-03719-1. (EN)
WONNACOTT, Thomas a WONNACOTT, Ronald: Statistika pro obchod a hospodářství. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1994. ISBN 80-85605-09-0. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch E , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch E , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch E , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Nový, CSc.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Nový, CSc.