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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Economics Economics Evening Course
Lecture Code G8265100 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 統計学入門
Subject Name
(Katakana)
トウケイガクニュウモン
Subject Name in
English
Introduction to Statistics
Instructor HUN HUGANG
Instructor
(Katakana)
ハン フガン
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Mon11-12:Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M303
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
To be announced later in the course. 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Economics
Eligible Students
Keywords Descriptive statistics; economic statistics; probability; estimation;
hypothesis testing.  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
The aim of this course is to provide the basic ideas and concepts used in statistics, with a focus on applications to empirical economics.   
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Economics and Management
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Basic knowledge of economic analysis 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The aim of this course is to provide the basic ideas and concepts used in statistics, with a focus on applications to empirical economics.
This statistics course introduces the basic concepts of statistical analysis, with a focus on applications to empirical economics. The course starts with an introduction to descriptive statistics and several economic statistics. The course is followed by an introduction to probability theory and then elementary of statistical estimation and hypothesis testing.  
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction of Statistics
lesson2 Histogram, Distribution, Correlation
lesson3 Economic Statistics, Gini Coefficient
lesson4 Price Index
lesson5 Probability, Stochastic Variable
lesson6 Probability Function
lesson7 Discrete Random Variable
lesson8 Continuous Random Variable
lesson9 Normal Distribution
lesson10 Simultaneous Distribution, Marginal Distribution, Conditional Distribution
lesson11 Population, Sample
lesson12 Point Estimation, Interval Estimation
lesson13 Hypothesis Test
lesson14 Hypothesis Test
lesson15 Regression Analysis 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Kosuke Oya and Kazuhiko Kakamu (2020), Core textbook, Statistics, 3rd ed. Shinseisha (in Japanese)
ISBN-978-4-883-84307-7
Kimio Morimune et.al.  (2015),  Statistics, revised edition, Yuhikaku (in Japanese)
ISBN 978-4-641-05380-9 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) To be announced later in the course. 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
To be announced later in the course. 
Requirements This class will be given by online course. 
Grading Method Attendance, Report, Final examination. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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