STATISTICA SOCIALE

Academic Year 2018/2019 - 3° Year

Teaching Staff

DATA ANALYSIS: PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS. UNIVARIATE STATISTICAL MEASURES: Rosario Giuseppe D'Agata
STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR BIVARIATE ANALYSIS. PROBABILITY CALCULUS FOR STATISTICAL INFERENCE.: Rosario Giuseppe D'Agata
PARAMETER ESTIMATION AND PARAMETRICAL STATISTICAL TESTS: Rosario Giuseppe D'Agata

Credit Value: 9
Scientific field: SECS-S/05 - Social statistics
Taught classes: 72 hours
Term / Semester: 1°

Course Structure

DATA ANALYSIS: PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS. UNIVARIATE STATISTICAL MEASURES
Every single class will be divided in two parts. During the first all the theoretical and methodological aspects will be analysed; during the second, examples will be made through excel data taken from the first class questionnaire.
STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR BIVARIATE ANALYSIS. PROBABILITY CALCULUS FOR STATISTICAL INFERENCE.
Every single class will be divided in two parts. During the fist all the theoretical and methodological aspects will be analysed; during the second, examples about what has been explained will be done moving from the first class questionnaire.
PARAMETER ESTIMATION AND PARAMETRICAL STATISTICAL TESTS
Every single class will be divided in two parts. During the fist all the theoretical and methodological aspects will be analysed; during the second, examples about what has been explained will be done moving from the first class questionnaire.

DATA ANALYSIS: PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS. UNIVARIATE STATISTICAL MEASURES
Statistics: origins and evolutions - Statistics and its functions - Mass phenomena - Metric and non metric variables - Measurament scales - Survey - Graphs and tabs - Averages - Variability indices - Shape indices - Index numbers
STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR BIVARIATE ANALYSIS. PROBABILITY CALCULUS FOR STATISTICAL INFERENCE.
The relationship between two variables, Dependence, Linear Regression, Linear Correlation Coefficient. Probability Theory, Random Variables, Some Probability Distributions.
PARAMETER ESTIMATION AND PARAMETRICAL STATISTICAL TESTS
Population, sample, sampling distribution, punctual estimation of statical parameters, interval estimation of statistical parameters, statistical hypotesis texting

DATA ANALYSIS: PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS. UNIVARIATE STATISTICAL MEASURES
Cicchitelli G. (2012). Statistica. Principi e metodi. Pearson Education, Paravia Bruno Mondadori Editori Milano. Chapter 1 to 7

Porcu M. e Tedesco N. (2007). Problemi di Statistica in ambito sociale ed economico.

Pearson Education Paravia Bruno Mondadori Editori Milano.

For a deeper study

The Tao of Statistics Sage, London, 2006.
STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR BIVARIATE ANALYSIS. PROBABILITY CALCULUS FOR STATISTICAL INFERENCE.
Cicchitelli G. (2012). STATISTICA. PRINCIPI E METODI. Pearson Education, Paravia Bruno Mondadori Editori Milano. chapter 9 to 14
Porcu M. e Tedesco N. (2007). PROBLEMI DI STATISTICA IN AMBITO SOCIALE ED ECONOMICO. Pearson Education Paravia Bruno Mondadori Editori Milano.

Keller D.K. The Tao of Statistics Sage, London, 2006.
PARAMETER ESTIMATION AND PARAMETRICAL STATISTICAL TESTS
Cicchitelli G. (2012). STATISTICA. PRINCIPI E METODI. Pearson Education, Paravia Bruno Mondadori Editori Milano. chapter 15 to 20
Porcu M. e Tedesco N. (2007). PROBLEMI DI STATISTICA IN AMBITO SOCIALE ED ECONOMICO. Pearson Education Paravia Bruno Mondadori Editori Milano.