Course: Statistical Software

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Course title Statistical Software
Course code PCH/MSSF
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dostál Daniel, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic operators Types of variables Functions Importing data from different sources Loops Packages Graphical outputs

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 50 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course introduces students to the statistical program R. Students completing the course are able to import data of various formats into the R environment, perform basic and advanced statistical procedures and are able to program scripts in the R language for processing large and complicated datasets. The R programming language is a standard in statistics and contemporary psychometry. The course is strongly recommended for students who want to enroll in a doctoral program or have research ambitions outside the academic world. R i R Studio are free to download.
Students will learn to write scripts in the R language for obtaining data from various sources, their cleaning and preparation, various statistical calculations up to the creation of graphical, tabular or other outputs.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics. Statistical linear models.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Students receive credit for writing a script in the R language, which processes data of a known format into a predetermined form (eg automatically generates graphs or tables of statistical procedure results). Credit assignment students compiled independently at home.
Recommended literature
  • Robert I. Kabacoff. (2015). R in Action. New York, Manning Publications.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Psychology (2019) Category: Psychology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter