The students will acquire a through knowledge in the use of statistics for analysing information expressed in numbers. The course will focus on simple regression analysis, and how to formulate hypothesis, conduct different statistical tests and be able to interpret these tests.
The students will also acquire the basic principles of traditionally research methods in economic and business administration problems. This course will enable the students to undertake simple research work and do project work under supervision.
No special course, but it is an advantage with knowledge in mathematics.
The statistics lectures will discuss both analytic and descriptive statistics. Spreadsheet and SPSS will be a necessary tool for aid.
The method lectures will have different components. Important topics will be scientific method and choice of research design. Quantitative and qualitative methods, where we will look at different methods for collecting data, how to choose respondents, analyse and interpreting of the results, and the validity and reliability for both of these methods. We will also seek to address the ethical and juridical responsibility a researcher have and how to write an academic texts.
Up to three assignments, at least one of them individual.
Individual, five hour, written exam.
Will be given at the commencement of the course.