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    SEMESTRE 1 Introduction to Descriptive Statistics

    Responsable du cours Maria Allayioti Langue English

    Enseignant(s) Maria Allayioti Nature Obligatoire

    Nombre d’heures 12.5 H Prérequis

    Crédits ECTS Equivalent

    1) Introduction Objectifs
    The objective of this course is to give students a practical knowledge of conducting descriptive statistics
    analysis. Students will learn the fundamental descriptive statistics concepts and techniques, enabling
    them to summarize, visualize, and describe data effectively. Excel will be introduced as a tool for
    conducting descriptive statistics analysis.
    2) Déroulé des séances
    Session 1: Introduction and data types
    - Overview of descriptive statistics
    - Types of variables: categorical (ordinal vs. nominal) and quantitative (continuous vs. discrete)
    - Populations, parameters, samples, and statistics
    - Good sampling designs
    - Forms of bias

    Session 2: Displaying and Describing Categorical Data


    - Counts, proportions, and percentages
    - Frequency and relative frequency tables
    - Bar graphs and pie charts
    - Contingency tables
    - Side-by-side bar graphs and segmented bar graphs
    - Excel workshop

    Session 3: Displaying and Describing Quantitative Data (Part I)


    - Histograms
    - Mean
    - Standard deviation and variance
    - Standardization
    - Resistant vs. sensitive statistics
    - Outliers
    - Excel Workshop

    Session 4: Displaying and Describing Quantitative Data (Part II)


    - Percentiles
    - Range and interquartile range
    - Outliers
    - Five number summary
    - Boxplots
    - Excel Workshop

    Session 5: Exploring relationships in data


    - Scatterplots
    - Covariance and correlation
    - Correlation and causation
    - Basics of regression analysis
    - Excel Workshop
    3) Méthodes Pédagogiques
    The class sessions will combine lectures, collaborative activities and hands-on applications in Excel
    4) Modalités d’évaluation
    - Entry tickets (20%)
    - Class collaborative activities (15%)
    - Excel workshops (15%)
    - Final exam (50%)
    5) Bibliographie
    Sharpe, N., De Veaux, R., & Velleman, P. (2021). Business statistics (4th ed.). Pearson
    CV de
    l’intervenant
    Maria Allayioti is a Professor of Management Practice in the IDS department at ESSEC Business School.
    She earned her PhD in Statistics from the University of Southern California in 2023. Prior to her current
    role, she worked as a Teaching Professor at the University of Southern California and a data scientist at a
    tech startup.

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