Empirical and Statistical Methods in the Research of Socio-Economic Processes

Major: Social Economics, Analytic and Management
Code of subject: 7.051.08.O.003
Credits: 4.00
Department: Business Economics and Investment
Lecturer: Kichor Volodymyr Petrovych, Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
Semester: 1 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: know the conceptual and categorical apparatus of empirical research of systems and processes; main directions of modern empirical research of socio-economic processes; know and understand the methods of empirical research and statistical processing of empirical data; know and understand the basic econometric methods of analyzing empirical data and their application in the practical study of socio-economic processes; know the principles and procedures for preparing, conducting and publishing the results of empirical research of socio-economic processes; be able to objectively assess the adequacy of methods used in the process of empirical research, the quality and validity of the results and conclusions; be able to form an information base of empirical research of socio-economic processes; be able to choose methods of statistical analysis in relation to the study of problems that do not have an unambiguous solution; be able to conduct experimental and expert research
Required prior and related subjects: Prerequisites: There are not Co-requisites: Socio-Economic Systems Development Strategie
Summary of the subject: The content and objectives of the empirical study of socio-economic processes (SEP). Formation of the empirical basis of the study. Statistical bases of sample research. Multidimensional comparison and classification of SEP. Discriminant analysis in the study of SEP. Factor analysis in the study of SEP. SEP analysis of variance. Expert methods in the study of SEP.
Assessment methods and criteria: Current control (100): performance and protection of laboratory works (60%); execution and protection of individual control work (20%); control testing (20%).
Recommended books: 1. Важинський С.Е., Щербак Т.І. Методика та організація наукових досліджень: навч. посібник. Суми: СумДПУ ім. А.С. Макаренка, 2016. 260 с. 2. Економічні дослідження (методологія, інструментарій, організація, апробація): навч. посібник; за ред. А.А. Мазаракі. К.: НТЕУ, 2010. 200 с. 3. Емпіричні і статистичні методи в дослідженні ринку товарів і послуг: навч. посібник / І. С. Благун, В. П. Кічор, В. В. Козик, Р. В. Фещур, Л. І. Дмитришин; за ред. В. П. Кічора. Львів: Растр-7, 2019. 210 с. 4. Кічор В. П., Фещур Р. В., Якимів А. І. , Копитко С. Б. Економіко-статистичне моделювання: навч. посібник / за ред. В. П. Кічора. Львів: Растр-7, 2017. 350 с.