Course detail

Economic Statistics

FAST-5V1Acad. year: 2021/2022

Characteristic of the economical statistics. Obtaining the statistic data fields. Statistic classification and sorting. Characteristic of the one-dimensional set. Statistic dependency survey. Rational numbers. Indexes. Time sequence analysis. Measurement of economical processes. Basic indicators of the national economy. Measurement and analysis of production. Statistical indexes of work, salary and productivity. Statistic survey of physical capital.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

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

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1.-2. Growth of statistics and current approach, subject and substance of economics statistics, fundamental terminology
3.-4. Coding (classifications, dials, registers) and expressions of statistics (tables, graphs)
5. Indicators, indices and differences, time series
6. Statistical service, ČSÚ, related laws, data obtaining, information
7. Statistics in firms
8. Statistic research
9.-10. Price statistics in civil engineering
11. Statistics in industry
12. Statistics of work, wages, social security, education, culture and health service, standard of living
13. Macroeconomic statistics (GDP, national accounts, financial management, investments, capital, foreign trade, balance of payments)

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To get knowledge about economic statistics with respect to economic statistics anf statistics of prices, work nad 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.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Plachký M.: Ekonomická statistika. ČVUT Praha 1997

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer