Applied statistics in the financial sector

Course: Financial Institutions and Risk Management

Structural unit: Faculty of Economics

Title
Applied statistics in the financial sector
Code
ОК7
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PR3. Adapt and modify existing scientific approaches and methods to specific situations in professional activities.PR4. Search, process, systematize, and analyze information necessary for solving professional and scientific tasks in the field of finance, banking, and insurance.PR10. Diagnose and model the financial activities of economic entities, including financial institutions.PR13. Evaluate the complexity of tasks in planning the activities of financial institutions and processing their results.PR20. Demonstrate skills in preparing financial statements, analyzing and interpreting financial, statistical, and related information.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The study of this discipline is based on subjects such as "Statistics," "Higher Mathematics for Economists," and "Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics." Students should be able to utilize software tools for processing large volumes of data and problem-oriented packages of applications. They should possess skills in statistical data processing and visualization. Furthermore, knowledge in this discipline contributes to the successful completion of master's theses.
Course content
The curriculum of this discipline consists of two content modules: Module 1 - "Automated Information Processing System," which covers the principles of: working interface, database management, generation of workbooks and report files. It includes the use of descriptive statistics methods such as grouping and regrouping, summarization and comparison using means, absolute and relative values. It also covers methods for evaluating and analyzing variation, differentiation, concentration, and comparison of structures over time and space.Module 2 - "Analytical Statistics" explores methods for testing statistical hypotheses regarding: characteristics of a sample population, conformity of empirical, significance of differences in means and proportions among compared populations, as well as variances and randomness of correlations between variables. It also covers methods for trend analysis, seasonal fluctuations, and index analysis.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The objective of the discipline is to acquire methods for automating statistical analysis. The educational task of the course is to study the main capabilities of the applied software package Statistica in the analysis of socio-economic phenomena and processes.
Assessment methods and criteria
The assessment is conducted on a scale of maximum 60 points and minimum 36 points, including: Completion of practical exercises during practical sessions (RN1; 2.1-2.3; 3.1; 4) - 30 points/18 points. Two module tests (topics 3-5 and 6-9) - each worth 5 points, totaling 10 points/6 points. Preparation and presentation of an individual project (RN1; 2.1-2.3; 3.2; 4) - 20 points/12 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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