STATISTICS FOR THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
cod. 1006335

Academic year 2017/18
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
Marco RIANI
Academic discipline
Statistica (SECS-S/01)
Field
Statistico-matematico
Type of training activity
Characterising
42 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

The purpose is to deal in a quantitative way the relevant information for
the firm using advanced computer programming. The data can come from different sources (internal or sample
surveys or web sites) . The final goal is to provide a rational support for decision
making using computer programming.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of mathematics and statistics

Course unit content

Multivariate data analysis: data warehouse and data mining.
Exploratory data analysis: missing values and outliers
Introduction to MATLAB and to computer programming.
Dimension reduction: principal component analysis. Applications to
marketing problems.
Statistical methods for market segmentation: cluster analysis. Sentiment analysis. Introduction to machine learning.

Full programme

Multivariate data analysis: data warehouse and data mining.
Exploratory data analysis: missing values and outliers
Introduction to MATLAB and to computer programming.
Dimension reduction: principal component analysis. Applications to
marketing problems.
Statistical methods for market segmentation: cluster analysis. Introduction to machine learning and sentiment analysis.

Bibliography

Material downloadable from web site http://www.riani.it/SDE

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons with PC and practical lesson using Matlab.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam using the computer

Other information

Additional information can be found from the web site http://www.riani.it

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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