STATISTICS
Course unit partition: Cognomi A-K

Academic year 2012/13
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Statistica (SECS-S/01)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Caratterizzante
63 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in - - -

Course unit partition: STATISTICS

Learning objectives

To have a general view of the main concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of mathematics

Course unit content

The course is divided into two parts. In the first part the tools of descriptive exploratory statistics are described. The second part of the course deals with inferential statistics and basic concepts linked to probability calculus.

Full programme

The course is divided into two parts. In the first part the tools of descriptive exploratory statistics are described. The second part of the course deals with inferential statistics and basic concepts linked to probability calculus

Bibliography

M.A. Milioli, M. Riani S. Zani, Introduzione all’analisi dei dati statistici, (seconda edizione ampliata) Pitagora, Bologna, 2011
Cerioli, M.A. Milioli, Introduzione all’inferenza statistica senza (troppo) sforzo, 2a edizione, Uni.nova, Parma, 2004.
A. Cerioli, M. A. Milioli, M. Riani, "Esercizi di statistica", uni.nova, Parma, 2012.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons + seminars

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Other information

Further information on the exam together with additional material to download can be found at the web page http://www.riani.it/stat/stat.htm