- Docente: Anna Vesely
- Credits: 4
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Statistical Sciences (cod. 8873)
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from Apr 07, 2025 to May 20, 2025
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to use appropriate softwares to organize data and perform routine statistical procedures.
Course contents
Introduction and proper use of the R environment to analyze data and report statistical results:
- Software R and RStudio GUI
- Basic functions and operators in R
- Types of data, objects, logical operators
- Vectors, vectorial functions; matrices, arrays, dataframes
- Dataset import/export
- Descriptive statistics for continuous and categorical variables
- Visualizing data and summaries
Readings/Bibliography
Materials (slides, R scripts and online resources) will be provided by the lecturer.
Teaching methods
Laboratory lectures.
In view of the type of activity and the adopted teaching methods, the attendance at this activity requires the prior participation of all students in Modules 1 and 2 on safety training in the workplace, in e-learning mode.
Assessment methods
Statistical report on a dataset - collective works are accepted - together with the script used to analyze the data presented in the report. The report will be discussed during the oral exam.
Teaching tools
Material provided by the lecturer will be available on Virtuale.
Office hours
See the website of Anna Vesely