Educational guide 2024_25 Facultade de Dirección e Xestión Pública

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Scientific research	Empirical translation of the theory. Scales techniques. Research design. Causality.
Data Collection	Sampling. Quality of the sources of information. Official statistical sources. Ethics in data collection.
Parameter estimation	Normal populations. Confidence intervals. Sample size. Multiple linear regression.
Hypothesis tests and diffusion of results	Test of hypothesis. Ethical in the analysis of data. Diffusion of results.
Computing applied to the resolution of practical cases	Use of spreadsheets for the application of the concepts and quantitative techniques to the resolution of exercises and practical cases.