General description

The course consists of the following parts:
TILTY1A Basics of Statistics (Tilastotieteen perusteet), 3 ECTS
TILTY1B Basics of SPSS (SPSS:n perusteet), 2 ECTS

Learning outcomes

A student who has completed this course knows the basic concepts of statistics, understands the difference between the compilation of statistics and a sampling inspection, and knows the basics of the SPSS software. The student will comprehend the basic logic of statistical thinking and understand its meaning in empirical social research. The course offers an essential basis for learning quantitative research methods and enables the student to apply the basic methods of statistics. The course functions as an introduction to the department’s own courses on quantitative methods.

Contents

Topics to be covered:
- statistical unit, variable, data matrix
- multiresponse variables
- the scales of a variable
- data recording and correcting recording errors
- the documentation of content and definition of missing data
- variate transformations
- simple and multiple distributions
- mean, standard deviation and dependence
- graphical presentation of results
- statistical testing of results
- determining the size of a sample

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures	28 h	0 h
Tutorials	14 h	0 h

Also individual tuition (SPSS tutoring) during the following period.

Teaching language

Finnish

Evaluation

Pass/fail.

Recommended year of study

According to the recommendation of the student’s major subject on the 2nd or 4th period.

Study materials

1. Kuusela, V., Tilastografiikan perusteet. Edita 2000.
2. Paaso, E., SPSS-peruskurssin moniste (harjoitustyö).
3. Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto FSD 2004.
4. Manninen, P., Johdatus tilastolliseen data-analyysiin. Tampereen yliopisto 2006.

Belongs to following study modules