Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Economy and Business Management :: Business Management

Versao Portuguesa

ANÁLISE DE DADOS - 2016/2017

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 6

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Paula Rodrigues
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Paula Rodrigues

Class type and School hours

Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

The Data Analysis, to be framed in the curriculum of Bachelor of Management, aims to give students an overview of the use of quantitative methods applied.

Specific Aims/Objectives

It is intended to provide students the knowledge and enough instruments which relate to the use of logic and statistical methods in the quantitative study of the environment, based on the collection, interpretation and quantification of data.

Skills to be acquired

Understand the techniques that allow the collection of data in Management. Understand the methods of quantification of data. Understand the differences between the various techniques for data analysis. Understand the use of results obtained.

Teaching Procedures

Theoretical and practical exercises solved on the same concepts are developed. Students will have a set of exercises to practice the skills acquisition

Programme

1 Introduction to Data Analysis 1.1. 1.2 Population and Sample. Classification of Data 2 Introduction to SPSS Statistics Software 3 Construction of a database after the construction of a database of 4.1 Procedures 4. 4.2 Cleaning of variables. Calculation and transformation of variables 4.3. Analysis of missing values ​​5 Descriptive analysis of data - Basic concepts of descriptive statistics 5.1. Location measures 5.2. Measures of variability 5.3. Graphical representations 6 Inferential Data Analysis 6.1. 6.2 parametric hypotheses testing. Nonparametric tests of hypotheses 7 models Contingency Association and Correlation 7.1. 7.2 Relation between dichotomous variables. Odds Ratio 7.3. Qualitative relationship between other variables 7.4. 8 Correlation Linear Regression Models 8.1. Estimation of Linear Regression Models 8.2. Estimation of Linear Regression Models 8.3. Variance of the error and Table of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) 8.4. Coefficient of Determination Test and Global Significance of Model

Evaluation Type

Students will be assessed according to the assessment regime of Lusiada Universities.

Teaching Resources

The lectures will be given using electronic means and SPSS software. Will be provided a set of more practical exercises for students to acquire skills. All material support classes will be placed on the e-learning system at the University.

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Data,
sample
statistics,
analysis

Main Bibliography

Author Ricardo Ramos Pinto
Title Introdução à Análise de Dados
Edition
Place Lisboa
Editor Edições Sílabo
Year 2012
Author Pereira, A. e Patrício, T.
Title Pereira, A. e Patrício, T.
Edition
Place Lisboa
Editor Edições Sílabo
Year 2013
Author W. Paul Vogt Elaine R. Vogt
Title Selecting the Right Analyses for Your Data: Quant
Edition
Place UK
Editor Guilford Press
Year 2014

Complementary Bibliography

Author Swift, Louise and Sally Piff
Title Quantitative Methods: for Business, Management an
Edition
Place UK
Editor Palgrave Macmillan
Year 2010