Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Law :: Criminology

Versao Portuguesa

ANÁLISE DE DADOS - 2016/2017

2º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 6

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Mestre Jorge Almeida
Assistant Professor: Mestre Jorge Almeida

Class type and School hours

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

This Course unit aims to provide students with data analysis skills in solving problems in the area of criminology.

Specific Aims/Objectives

In the end of this cource students should be able to:
1. Dominate the statistical techniques applicable to criminology research
2. Indentify relationships between variables
3. Implement a quantitative analysis using MS-Excel and SPSS statistical software

Skills to be acquired

Know and identify appropriate statistical techniques to problem solving. Solve practical cases using software MS-Excel and SPSS.

Teaching Procedures

The theoretical contents will be presented through lectures illustrated whenever possible with practical cases. Apply the competences acquired through practical activities, including the analysis of case studies and exercises. Implement data analysis through MS-Excel and SPSS statistical software.

Programme

1. Main definitions in data analysis
2. Descriptive statistics
3. Probability theory
4. Discrete and continuous Theoretical distributions
5. Statistical inference
6. Interval estimation
7. Hypothesis testing
8. Relationship between variables
9. Diferences between groups

Evaluation Type

Evaluation is based on continuous assessment, including attendance, participation, tests (2), as well as final exam.

Teaching Resources

Video projector for presenting applications, fundamental concepts and examples. Students should solve exercises using classroom computers.

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Statistics
Data Analysis

Main Bibliography

Author Guimarães, R. C.; Sarsfield Cabral, J. A.
Title Estatística
Edition 2ª edição
Editor Verlag Dashöfer
Year 2011
Author Bachman, R; Paternoster, R
Title Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice
Edition 2nd edition
Editor MacGraw-Hill
Year 2004
Author Pinto, Ricardo
Title Introdução à Análise de Dados
Edition
Place Lisboa
Editor Edições Sílabo
Year 2009

Complementary Bibliography

Author Weisburd, D.; Britt, C.
Title Statistics in Criminal Justice
Edition 3rd edition
Place
Editor Springer
Year 2007
Author Pereira, A.
Title SPSS - Guia Prático de Utilização
Edition 7ª Edição
Place Lisboa
Editor Edições Sílabo
Year