- Docente: Paola Rucci
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Professional education (cod. 8477)
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from Oct 30, 2023 to Nov 16, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student: - is able to conduct social research on the territory in order to know the social characteristics and social needs in view of a specific intervention - is able to describe the social characteristics of the administrative territories (regions, Provinces, municipalities) using official statistics sources.
Course contents
Descriptive statistics: central tendency measures, dispersion measures
Some basic concepts on probability: elementary properties of probability, probability distributions for discrete variables, binomial distribution, Poisson and normal distribution for continuous variables. Confidence intervals for sample means and proportions
Hypothesis testing: independent sample and paired sample tests.
Correlation, Simple and multiple linear regression and logistic regression.
Chi-square test
Non-parametric tests: Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis.
Population studies and clinical trials
Epidemiological measures: prevalence, incidence
Association measures: absolute risk, relative risk and attributable risk, odds ratio.
Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of diagnostic tests
ROC curve
Readings/Bibliography
P. B. Lantieri, D. Risso, G.B. Ravera
Elementi di Statistica Medica
McGraw Hill, Milano, 2007
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures with slide support and, if necessary, blackboard for mathematical explanations
Assessment methods
Written test test with 15 closed questions.
Teaching tools
Slides of downloadable lessons during the course a few hours will be devoted to the application of statistical concepts with exercises with the teacher
Office hours
See the website of Paola Rucci