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Statistics I
Business, Management & Finance Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: mid Jan 2026 - early Jun 2026
Statistics I
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Business
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 13154
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 100
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
DESCRIPTION
PROGRAMME
1. Introduction.
1.1. Concepts and use of Statistics.
1.2. Statistical terms: populations, subpopulations, individuals and samples.
1.3. Types of variables.
2. Analysis of univariate data.
2.1. Representations and graphics of qualitative variables.
2.2. Representations and graphics of quantitative variables.
2.3. Numerical summaries.
3. Analysis of bivariate data.
3.1. Representations and graphics of qualitative and discrete data.
3.2. Representations and numerical summaries of quantitative data: covariance and correlation.
4. Probability.
4.1. Random experiments, sample space, elemental and composite events.
4.2. Definition of Probability and Properties. Conditional Probability and the multiplication Law. Independence.
4.3. The law of total probability and Bayes theorem.
5. Probability models.
5.1. Random variables. Discrete random variables: The probability function and the distribution function. Mean and variance of a discrete random variable.
5.2. Continuous random variables: The density function and the distribution function. Mean and variance of a continuous random variable.
5.3. Probability models. Discrete probability models: Bernoulli, Binomial and Poisson.
5.4. Continuous probability models: Uniform, Exponential and the normal distribution.
5.5. Central limit theorem.
6. Introduction to Statistical Inference.
6.1. Parameter point estimation.
6.2. Goodness-of-fit to a probability distribution. Graphical methods.
6.3. Introduction to confidence interval estimation.
1. Introduction.
1.1. Concepts and use of Statistics.
1.2. Statistical terms: populations, subpopulations, individuals and samples.
1.3. Types of variables.
2. Analysis of univariate data.
2.1. Representations and graphics of qualitative variables.
2.2. Representations and graphics of quantitative variables.
2.3. Numerical summaries.
3. Analysis of bivariate data.
3.1. Representations and graphics of qualitative and discrete data.
3.2. Representations and numerical summaries of quantitative data: covariance and correlation.
4. Probability.
4.1. Random experiments, sample space, elemental and composite events.
4.2. Definition of Probability and Properties. Conditional Probability and the multiplication Law. Independence.
4.3. The law of total probability and Bayes theorem.
5. Probability models.
5.1. Random variables. Discrete random variables: The probability function and the distribution function. Mean and variance of a discrete random variable.
5.2. Continuous random variables: The density function and the distribution function. Mean and variance of a continuous random variable.
5.3. Probability models. Discrete probability models: Bernoulli, Binomial and Poisson.
5.4. Continuous probability models: Uniform, Exponential and the normal distribution.
5.5. Central limit theorem.
6. Introduction to Statistical Inference.
6.1. Parameter point estimation.
6.2. Goodness-of-fit to a probability distribution. Graphical methods.
6.3. Introduction to confidence interval estimation.