Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Law :: Criminology
ANÁLISE DE DADOS - 2017/2018
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. |
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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 | 1ª |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Edições Sílabo |
Year | 2009 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | Weisburd, D.; Britt, C. |
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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 | |