Junior Statistician
function in a professional context:
Statisticians assist experimental research specialists in the collection, organisation and interpretation of numerical data, and in particular in the analysis of the characteristics of a population through sample surveys. They work as quantitative analysis experts in all institutions and public and private organisations having to manage data and make decisions in conditions of uncertainty.
Statisticians particularly provide support in:
- Performing and managing quantitative surveys in all fields of social, bio-sanitary, environmental and economic phenomena;
- Managing medium-sized and large databases;
- Conducting opinion and demoscopic surveys;
- Collaborating in the production of statistical indicators.
competencies associated to the function:
Specific statistical and computing knowledge and skills are required to perform the above functions in a professional context.
Specifically, graduates must be able to:
- Understand and cooperate in the methodological design of a sample or population survey;
- Assess the value of the information contents of the databases used;
- Use software to manage even complex databases for the analysis and statistical processing of data;
- Produce and interpret the results of the analyses in relation to the analysed phenomena;
- Work well in groups with experts in the relative fields;
- Contribute to the presentation of survey results, also to a public audience.
career opportunities:
- Public bodies
- Research centres
- Medium-sized and large public and private organisations producing goods and services.
Biodemographer
function in a professional context:
Biodemographers are statisticians specialising in the analysis of data regarding mainly populations and population sub-groups.
Biodemographers particularly provide support in:
- Performing complex surveys on population dynamics;
- Performing epidemiological and statistical surveys in the health sector;
- Managing medium-sized and large databases;
- Collaborating in the production of statistical indicators.
competencies associated to the function:
Specialist knowledge, skills and abilities are required to perform the above functions in statistical, demographic, epidemiological and health sectors.
Specifically, graduates must be able to:
- Understand and manage key information flows to produce knowledge on demographic, bio-health and environmental topics;
- Understand and intervene in the methodological design of surveys;
- Define dimensions and characteristics to build survey samples;
- Manage large computer-based databases;
- Calculate statistical indicators and participate in the analysis of the collected data also using complex methods;
- Work well in groups with experts in the relative fields;
- Contribute to the presentation of survey results, also to a public audience.
career opportunities:
- National Health Service
- Health agencies
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Population studies and research centres
- Local authorities.
Economic and Business Statistician
function in a professional context:
Economic and Business Statisticians specialise in the analysis of data regarding economic operators and businesses, for which interventions must be designed and forecasting models developed in specific contexts.
Economic and Business Statisticians particularly provide support in:
- Performing quantitative analyses in the economic and business fields;
- Managing complex databases;
- Managing company information systems;
- Performing market analyses and collaborating in marketing campaigns;
- Collaborating in the production of statistical indicators.
competencies associated to the function:
Specialist knowledge, skills and abilities are required to perform the above functions in statistical, economic and business sectors. Specifically, graduates must be able to:
- Understand and manage key information flows to produce knowledge on economic and business topics;
- Understand and design surveys methods focusing on economic aggregates and business fields;
- Define dimensions and characteristics to build survey samples;
- Manage institutional computer databases or information systems built in-house;
- Use appropriate methods to forecast economic data;
- Calculate statistical indicators and participate in the analysis of the collected data also using complex methods;
- Work well in groups with experts in the relative fields;
- Contribute to the presentation of survey results, also to a public audience.
career opportunities:
- Manufacturing and services industries;
- Public bodies
- Research centres
- International bodies dealing with economic analysis.
