Course Objectives:
With increasing need for evidence-based policies, understanding of fundamental statistics has become a requirement for those inspiring to work in the field of international development. This course introduces descriptive and inferential statistics applied to analysis of data from development studies. It will allow students to familiarize themselves with key statistical concepts and acquire practical skills for understanding and conducting quantitative research in areas related to sustainable development.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Understand basic statistics and their importance for development and sustainability
- Apply relevant statistical analysis techniques for quantitative studies in international development
- Use SPSS for basic statistical analysis
- Have a strong foundation in quantitative analysis, which will allow them to pursue more advanced courses in statistics
- Teacher: Dr. Sylvia Szabo