STATISTICS - 2
| Official course title | STATISTICA - 2 |
| Academic Year | 2011/2012 |
| Course code | ET0060 |
| University credits | 6 of 12 of STATISTICA |
| Subdivision | surnames A-Di |
| Degree level | First Cycle Degree M.D.270 |
| Educational sector code | SECS-S/01 |
| Semester/trimester | 4° Periodo |
| Course year | 2 |
| Where | VENEZIA |
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Contents
Educational Goals
The fundamental tools for the assessment of uncertainty and statistical learning in economics and business contexts are introduced. More specifically, the course provides the foundations of statistical data analysis and probability theory.
Requirements
Mathematics
Contents
The whole syllabus for the 12 credit course is the following:
1. Introduction to the analysis of randomness.
2. Introduction to probability theory.
3. Discrete and continuous random variables.
4. Bivariate discrete random variables and measures of dependence.
5. Sampling methods.
6. Sample statistics, limit theorems.
7. Point and interval estimation.
8. Statistical tests.
9. Contingency tables and dependence.
10. Simple linear regression model.
Recommended Reading List
Textbook:
D. Piccolo, Statistica per le decisioni: La conoscenza umana sostenuta dall'evidenza empirica, Il Mulino, pp. 676, Bologna, 2010. ISBN: 978-88-15-13733-3. (Capp. 1-15, 17-18).
Further readings:
G. Cicchitelli, Probabilità e Statistica, 2 ed., Maggioli, pp. 595, Rimini, 2001. (Capp. 1-8,10).
P. Newbold, W. L. Carlson, B. Thorne, Statistica, Pearson Prentice Hall, Milano, 2007, (Capp. 1-13).
Assessment
written
Teaching Methods
Conventional
Teaching Language
Italian
Other information
This syllabus refers to the course of Statistics (12CFU).
The topics covered by Statistics I (5CFU) are given by points 1,2,3,4,5 of this syllabus.
The topics covered by Statistics II (5CFU) are given by points 6,7,8,9,10 of this syllabus.
