• Apply basic elements and procedures of descriptive and inductive statistics, also with SPSS; 
• Adequately interpret results from basic procedures of descriptive and inductive statistics; 
• Adequately explain their choices, decisions and interpretations during the application of statistical procedures and the results from statistical analyses. 

In this course basic elements from descriptive and inductive statistics are linked to scientific research and research questions in business administration. Special attention is paid to decision making and interpretations regarding statistical procedures and analyses, and the basis of these choices, decisions and interpretations. The analyses will also be applied during assignments and practical sessions by students using the software package SPSS. The following topics are covered: sampling, probability and variables, estimation of characteristics of a population, cross tabulation, correlation, differences in means between groups and simple and multivariate regression analysis.