Junior Statistician
Function in a professional context:
Statisticians support specialists in experimental research by collecting, organizing and interpreting numerical data, and in particular in the analysis of the characteristics of a population through through inference procedures. They work as quantitative analysis experts in public and private institutions and organizations that require data-driven decision-making in conditions of uncertainty.
Statisticians particularly provide support in:
- designing and managing quantitative surveys covering social, bio-health, environmental and economic phenomena
- managing medium to large-scale databases, also using data science techniques
- conducting opinion and demoscopic surveys
- collaborating to the development and interpretation of statistical indicators.
Competencies associated with the function:
The effective performance of the above functions in a professional context requires specialized knowledge, skills and abilities in the areas of computer science and statistics.
Specifically, graduates are expected to:
- Understand and contribute to in the methodological design of a sample-based or census survey.
- Assess the value of the informational content of the databases used.
- Use software and data science techniques to manage complex databases for the analysis and statistical processing of data.
- Produce and interpret the results of their analysis in relation to the investigated phenomena.
- Collaborate effectively with domain experts in interdisciplinary teams.
- Contribute to the presentation of survey results, including to non-specialist audiences
Employment opportunities:
- Public institutions
- Research centres
- Medium and large public and private organisations producing goods and services.
Biodemographer
Function in a professional context:
Biodemographers are statisticians specialising in the analysis of data related to populations and population sub-groups, with the aim of designing targeted interventions and monitoring specific contexts.
Biodemographers particularly provide support in:
- conducting complex surveys on population dynamics
- performing epidemiological and statistical surveys in the health sector
- managing medium and large-scale databases, also using data science techniques
- contributing to the development and interpretation of statistical indicators.
Competencies associated to the function:
Carrying out the above functions requires specialist knowledge, skills and abilities in the areas of statistics, demography, epidemiology and health sciences.
Specifically, graduates are expected to:
- Understand and manage key information flows to produce information on demographic, bio-health and environmental topics.
- Understand and intervene in the methodological design of surveys.
- Define dimensions and characteristics to build survey samples.
- Manage large-scale databases using computer and digital tools.
- Calculate and interpret statistical indicators, using data science techniques for complex data analysis and interpretation.
- Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Contribute to the presentation of survey results, including to non-specialist audiences.
Employment opportunities:
- Local Health Authorities
- Health agencies
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Research Centres for Population Studies
- Local Government Bodies and Authorities
Economic and Business Statistician
Function in a professional context:
Economic and Business Statisticians specialise in the analysis of data regarding economic operators and businesses, for which interventions must be designed and forecasting models monitored and developed in specific contexts.
Economic and Business Statisticians particularly provide support in:
- conducting quantitative analyses in the economic and business fields
- managing complex databases, also using data science techniques
- managing corporate information systems
- carrying out market analyses and collaborating in marketing campaigns
- collaborating in the production of statistical indicators.
Competencies associated to the function:
- To perform the above tasks effectively requires specialist knowledge, skills and abilities in the areas of statistics, economics and business. Specifically, graduates are expected to:
- Understand and manage key information flows to produce information on economic and business topics
- Understand and intervene in the methodological design of surveys focusing on economic aggregates or business fields
- Define dimensions and characteristics to build survey samples
- Make informed decisions based on the analysis of institutional databases, company information systems and data from non-standard sources, such as web or social media platforms, using computer tools and data science techniques
- Use appropriate methods to forecasting economic data
- Compute and analyse statistical indicators also using complex methods
- Collaborate effectively with experts in the relative fields
- Contribute to the presentation of survey results, including to non-specialist audiences.
Employment opportunities:
- Production and service companies
- Public bodies
- Research centres
- International organisations working in the field of economic analysis.
