Economics & Social Statistics

STA 221

Tim K. K. Kamanu, B.Sc, CPA, PG.Dip, M.Sc, PhD

Statistics & Computing
Department of Mathematics & Department of Economics
University of Nairobi

October 22 - January 23

Tim Kamanu, PhD Economics & Social Statistics

 Introduction

Part I

Introduction to Economics &

Social Statistics

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Outline of Part I

1 Course: STA 221: Economics & Social Statistics

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Expectation and Goals

Goals/Purpose
To introduce learners to the knowledge and use
of basic concepts of economics and
social statistics

Credit Hours
39 + 3 Credit Hours

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References

Core Reading Materials

Gill L., Orme C.D. & Osborn D. (2003). Statistics for Economists
Moultrie T.,Dorrington R., Hill A., Hill K., Tiaeus ˆ I. and Zaba B. (2013). Tools
for Demographic Estimation
Kenneth, W. W. (2014). Essential demographic methods (1st ed.). Harvard
University Press
MITOpenCourseware (2009-2020). Introduction to Statistical Methods in
Economics https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/14-30-introduction-to-statistical-methods-in-
economics-spring-2009/lecture-notes/
The Economics Network (2020). The DeSTRESS project; promoting statistical
literacy by sharing, adapting and creating resources to contextualise statistics
for social sciences https://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/statistics/
Becker S. (2008). Demographic Methods. Johns Hopkins University

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Syllabus
Course Outline
1 Economic Statistics
Gross domestic product, retail price index, product index
Balance of payments & trade statistics
2 Demography
Scope, uses and sources of demographic and
socio-economic data
Methods of enumeration
Demographic concepts and measures
Current and cohort methods of description and analysis
Rates & ratios;
Standardization; Life Tables
Measurement of fertility, mortality and nuptiality

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Syllabus (continued 1)
Topics
2 Demography (continued)
Determinants of age structure and the intrinsic growth
rates
Survey data/methods (Sampling)
Interpretation of demographic statistics
Tests of consistency & reliability
3 Social Statistics
Nature of social statistics
Sources of social statistics
Conceptual problems;
Validity and reliability concepts
Definition and classification
Measurement problems in social surveys

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Topics
3 Social Statistics
Socio-economic indicators. Studies in the integration of
social statistics
History of statistics development in Kenya
Sources and methods in official statistics in Kenya

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Delivery & Assessment

Mode of delivery
Lectures
Class discussions
Practical sessions

Course Assessment
Quizzes/CAT (random) 30%
Individual Assignment 30%
Main CAT 30%
Attendance and participation ?%
Final examination 70%
Total 100%

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Other Reading Materials

Journals
Search “Economic Statistics”
Search “Social Statistics”
Search “Demography”
Search “Statistics”
E-materials
Search “Economic Statistics”
Search “Social Statistics”
Search “Demography”
Search “Statistics”

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Prerequisite
XEQ 102 - Economic Statistics I
Basic descriptive statistics
Probability
Conditional probability
Random variables & probability distribu-tions
The Normal distribution
Moments and expectation
Joint probability distributions
Linear combinations of random variables
Populations, samples & sampling distributions
Statistics & sampling distributions
Point estimation
Confidence intervals
Hypothesis testing

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