03383 - Social Statistics

Academic Year 2009/2010

  • Docente: Maurizio Rossi
  • Credits: 5
  • SSD: SECS-S/05
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in SCIENCE OF LIFELONG EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES (cod. 0997)

Course contents

Population, units and characters. Statistical distributions. Mean values. Variability measures. Statistical relationships. Statistical  inference.

Readings/Bibliography

Fraire M. Rizzi A., Statistica, Roma, Carocci, 2008.

All students must be familiar with the following chapters: 1,2,3,4,5,7.

Teaching methods

Direct lessons and individual exercises. Exercises aim to allow students to tackle with the statistical analysis of quantitative data.

Lessons calendar :

Assessment methods

Non-attending students : a written exam. Time allowed: 70 minutes.
Attending students: assessment and discussion of individual tests produced during and at the end of the course.

Note
On the lecturer's website will be available (from october 2009) exam calendar until September 2010.

Teaching tools

Videoprojector, PC

Links to further information

http://www.scedu.unibo.it/mrossi

Office hours

See the website of Maurizio Rossi