BASIC STATISTICS

Course objectives

Provide students with a basic knowledge of descriptive and inferential Statistics. Students must be able to choose the right tools for basic statistical analysis and their main properties. Students must also be able to apply statistical instruments in different situations and explain correctly the achieved results.

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ANDREA TANCREDI Lecturers' profile
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BRUNERO LISEO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Detailed course programme 1. Unit and collective; characters and modes 2. Statistical collection and types of statistical data 4. Simple distribution analysis: frequencies. 5. Ratios and index numbers 6. Graphical representations 7. Mean values 8. Variability, concentration and asymmetry 9. From histogram to density 10. Dependency, association and related measures 11. Regression and concordance 12. Combinatorics 13. Introduction to Probability 14. Conditional probability and Bayes' theorem 15. Random variables 16. Sample distributions and the central limit theorem 17. Probability Distributions 18. The statistical model 19. Point and interval estimates
Prerequisites
It is strongly suggested to have already passed the Matematica Generale exam
Books
● A. Forcina e B. Liseo (2021) Appunti per il corso di Statistica (available at libro-stat-ott-23.pdf ) ● Other text: Cicchitelli, D'Urso, Minozzo. Statistica: principi e metodi. 3a edizione, Pearson editore. ● Handout from the Instructor
Frequency
All classes are in presence
Exam mode
The exam evaluation will be carried out by means of a written test relating to the subjects being studied. It is recommended to watch the video lessons and participate in the interactive activities (e-activity) proposed in the course. Participation in the interactive activities will be assessed in a review session. The exam may be taken without any prior notice.
  • Lesson code1015450
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • Coursecorso|33438
  • CurriculumEconomia dell’ambiente, delle risorse e dello sviluppo sostenibile
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDSECS-S/01
  • CFU9
  • Subject areaStatistico-matematico