06445 - Business Statistics

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Giorgio Tassinari
  • Credits: 8
  • SSD: SECS-S/03
  • Language: Italian
  • Moduli: Giorgio Tassinari (Modulo 1) Sara Capacci (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Statistical Sciences (cod. 8873)

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is making students able to use quantitative models as a support for management's decisions. More precisissly student is able to make competitive analysis using statistical models, to analyse firm's performances and to forecast sales and market shares

Course contents

1. Evaluation of credit scores/merit

2. Benchmarking

3. Time series analysis and forecast by decompositive method, exponential smoothing and linear regression.

4. Measures of productivity and efficiency.

5. Game theory.

Readings/Bibliography

1. Evaluation of credit scores/merit - Brasini, Freo, Tassinari, Tassinari,Statistica aziendale e analisi di mercato, Il Mulino, cap. . Dispensa sul sito web docente.

2) Benchmarking - Lecture notes on teacher website.

3) Time series analysis -Guarini, Tassinari, Statistica economica, Il Mulino, cap. 3. Dispensa sul sito web del docente.

4) Measurement of productivity and efficiency- Bracalente-Cossignani-Mulas, Statistica aziendale, McGrawHill, Cap. 6.

5) Game theory. Heap Heargraves e Varoufakis, Game Theory. Routledge, Capp. 1 e 2

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons. Exercitations. Team working

Assessment methods

Written exam (2 theoretical questions and an exercise) to be solved in two hours.

Teaching tools

Slides and lecture notes on the teacher's website

cms.stat.unibo.it/tassinari

 

Office hours

See the website of Giorgio Tassinari

See the website of Sara Capacci