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Economic Statistics
FAST-CV51Acad. year: 2009/2010
In the subject students will be informed about history and present of statistics. For usage of statistical data it is necessary understanding of verbalization tools of statistics. Without understanding of principles identification of dependences and measurement of indexes it is not possible to right suppose or to use results of statistical survey. Statistical service in the Czech Republic is organized by Czech Statistical Office and ministries. Attendance is focused on economic statistics and its particular parts. Part of the subject is also information about selected statistical software.
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2. Statistical coding
3. Expressions of statistics
4. Indicators, indices and differences
5. Time series
6. Statistical service, related laws, Czech Statistical Office, data obtaining, information
7. Statistics in companies
8. Statistic research
9. Price statistics in civil engineering
10. Statistics in industry
11. Statistics of work, wages, social security, education, culture and health service, standard of living
12. Macroeconomic statistics (GDP, national accounts, financial management, investments, capital, foreign trade, balance of payments)
13. Statistical software
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Basic literature
Recommended reading
MACEK, Jan: Ekonomická statistika. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita, 2002. ISBN 80-7082-841-2. (CS)
MATRE, Joseph G a GILBREATH, Glenn H.: Statistics for business and economics. Homewood: Irwin, 1987. ISBN 0-256-03719-1. (EN)
SWOBODA, Helmut.: Moderní statistika. Praha: Svoboda, 1977. (CS)
WONNACOTT, Thomas a WONNACOTT, Ronald: Statistika pro obchod a hospodářství. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1994. ISBN 80-85605-09-0. (CS)
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