Economics and Finance

1)Introduction. Frequency distributions e their graphical representation: Cumulative distribution, distribution function and their graphical representation 2)Position and variability indexes. Arithmetic mean. Properties of the arithmetic mean. Median and quantiles. Geometric mean, armonic mean. Variance and other variability indexes. Concentration 3)Bivariate analysis. Dependence and independence for categorical variables. Regresion and correlation. 4) Probability 5) Inference

Basic knowledge of mathemetics. Limits functions and derivatives. Set theory

Cicchitelli, D'Urso, Minozzo. Statistica: principi e metodi. 3a edizione. Pearson editore.

Attendance is not compulsory but is strongly recommended.

The exam will comprise two parts (written and oral). During the written exam the students must solve both data analysis and statistical inference exercises. The written test will be divided into two part. Multiple choice questions will be given in the first part. Exercises ranging from a minimum of 6 points to a maximum of 8 will be given in the second part. The oral examination will deal with the theoretical topics explained throughout the course.

The lessons will be held alternating the use of slides and the blackboard. The proofs of the theorems and the solutions of the exercises will be carried out directly on the blackboard