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This document outlines the course content and structure for Statistical Computing I (Stat3021). The course is a 5 ECTS credit, 3-hour course taught by Kassaye Getaneh. It introduces students to statistical analysis using SPSS and MINITAB software through 7 topics over 31 lecture hours. Students will learn data management, exploratory analysis, common statistical tests, correlation and regression in SPSS. They will also get an introduction to MINITAB. Students will be assessed through practice tests, assignments, lab reports, and a final exam.

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Course Outline

This document outlines the course content and structure for Statistical Computing I (Stat3021). The course is a 5 ECTS credit, 3-hour course taught by Kassaye Getaneh. It introduces students to statistical analysis using SPSS and MINITAB software through 7 topics over 31 lecture hours. Students will learn data management, exploratory analysis, common statistical tests, correlation and regression in SPSS. They will also get an introduction to MINITAB. Students will be assessed through practice tests, assignments, lab reports, and a final exam.

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Statistical Computing I (Stat3021)

Course Title: Statistical Computing I (Stat3021)

Course Code: Stat3021

Credit: 5 EtCTS

Credit hrs: 3hrs

Intructor’s Name: Kassaye Getaneh

Adress: 0914454345

Course Outline
1. Introduction to SPSS (5 Lecture Hours)
1.1 How to start and exit SPSS
1.2 SPSS Environment
1.3 Windows (Data Editor, Output Viewer and Chart Editor)
1.4 Data and variable views
1.5 Define variable and Enter Data
1.6 The menus and their use
1.7 Importing and exporting data
2. Managing Data Using SPSS (4 Lecture Hours)
2.1 The Compute Procedure
2.2 Recoding Variables
2.3 The select cases
2.4 The sort cases and variable procedures
2.5 Merging files adding blocks of variables and cases
3. Exploratory Data Analysis (3 Lecture Hours)
3.1 Frequency tables
3.2 Descriptive Statistics
3.3 Measure of Central Tendencies

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3.4 Quantiles
3.5 Measure of Variations
3.6 Measures of Shape
3.7 Charts and Graphs
3.8 Formatting and Editing Outputs
3.9 Result
4. T-tests and One Way ANOVA using SPSS (4 Lecture Hours)
4.1 One Sample T-test
4.2 Independent Sample T-test
4.3 Paired T-test
4.4 One Way ANOVA Report writing of the analysis
4.5 Report writing of the analysis result
5. Non-parametric Tests (3 Lecture Hours)
5.1 Chi-square Tests
5.2 The Sign Test
5.3 Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test
5.4 Kruskal-Wallis Test
6. Correlation and Regression (7 Lecture Hours)
6.1 Fitting simple linear regression
6.2 Correlation and rank correlation
6.3 Multiple regression
6.4 Regression diagnostics
7. Introduction to MINITAB (6 Lecture Hours)
7.1 How to start and exit MINITAB
7.2 MINITAB windows: Worksheet, Session, Project
7.3 The spreadsheet window: rows and columns

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7.4 The menus and their use
7.5 Type data
7.6 Entering and saving data
7.7 Importing and exporting data
7.8 Descriptive statistics
7.9 Hypothesis Testing
Reference
1) Morgan, G. A., Leech, N. L., Gloeckner, G.W. and Barrett, K. C. (2012). IBM SPSS
for introductory statistics: Use and interpretation. Routledge.

2) Meyer, R.and Krueger, D. (2001). Minitab guide to statistics. Prentice Hall PTR.
References

1) Cronk, B. C. (2019). How to use SPSS: A step-by-step guide to analysis and inter-
pretation. Routledge.

2) Denis, D. J. (2018). SPSS data analysis for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate
statistics. John Wiley and Sons.

3) Field, A. (2013). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics. sage.

4) TeGrotenhuis, M. and Matthijssen, A. (2015). Basic SPSS tutorial. Sage Publica-


tions.

5) Wagner III, W. E. (2019). Using ibmRspssRstatistics for research methods and social
science statistics. Sage Publications.

6) MINITAB manuals.

7) SPSS Manual: SPSS Base Version Users Guide, SPSS Inc

8) Bluman, A. G. (2009). Elementary statistics: A step by step approach. McGraw-Hill


Higher Education New York, NY.

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Teaching and learning methods
Lecture with intensive computer lab practice.
Method of Assessment and Evaluation
practices test 30%
Assignments and computer lab reports 30%
Final Exam (Practical and written ) 40%
Total 100%

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