Czech

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Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Students will gain knowledge about the subject and content of economic statistics. The course focuses on statistics in construction companies especially on price statistics, labour and wages in the construction industry. Students manage a methodology for measuring and examining statistical dependencies and defining indicators. Based on the mastered theory they are able to calculate indices, compile statistical time-series data and use it in practice. They are eligible to use statistical software to explore data sets.

Basic knowledge of mathematics from the area of probability and statistical mathematics. Knowledge and ability from area of work engineering, economics of work, coding and classification of construction production and from area of pricing in civil engineering.

Not required

Education is divided into lectures and seminars.
The lecturer prepares a presentation in PowerPoint for each lecture. Theory is discussed, completed with brief examples, diagrams, pictures or graphs. There is a brief summary at the end of a partial block of education and its understanding is verified with control questions by a teacher. At the end of the lecture, students are invited to a discussion.
Exercises contain theory repetitions, the familiarization of task and its processing.

Study of the course is completed with credit. Credit is awarded after completion of all obligations, i.e. attendance in seminars, submission of individual work and successfully passing the credit test.
The written test consists of 20 questions. Written test can be supplemented by an oral discussion. The final grade is a summary of test evaluation, quality and deadlines of submission of individual work in seminars.

1. Development of statistics and current approach, subject and substance of economics statistics, fundamental terminology
2. Statistical coding
3. Expressions of statistics
4. Indicators, indices and differences
5. Time series
6. Statistical software Minitab 15
7. Statistical service, related laws, Czech Statistical Office, data obtaining, information
8. Statistics in companies
9. Statistic research
10. Price statistics in civil engineering
11. Statistics in industry
12. Statistical expert, invited lecture on current statistical issues (such as elections, census, Eurostat, the major innovation)
13. Statistics of work, wages, social security, education, culture and health service, standard of living

Not applicable.

To get knowledge about economic statistics with respect to economic statistics and statistics of prices, work and wages in civil engineering. To get knowledge about measuring and research of statistic dependencies, about indicators, indices and time series of statistical data and about statistical software.

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

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