- Docente: Alessandro Baldi Antognini
- Credits: 8
- SSD: SECS-S/01
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Alessandro Baldi Antognini (Modulo 1) (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics and business (cod. 9202)
-
from Sep 17, 2024 to Oct 17, 2024
Learning outcomes
The knowledge of the fundamental tools of probability and statistics.
Course contents
Part 1 – DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
Data and variable. Description of the observed distribution of a categorical/quantitative variable. Description of the observed distribution of two variable and contingency tables. Linear relationship between two quantitative variables.
Part 2 – PROBABILITY
Random events, uncertainty, axioms of Probability, conditional probability and Bayes theorem. Discrete and continuous random variables, Central Limit theorem.
Part 3- STATISTICAL INFERENCEStatistical models, population and sampling. Simple random samples and parametric inference. Parameters estimation and confidence intervals. Testing statistical hypotheses: normal and binomial models.
Readings/Bibliography
S. Borra e A. Di Ciaccio (2008) Statistica. Metodologie per le Scienze Economiche e Sociali (IV ed.), McGraw-Hill.
P. Newbold, W.L. Carlson e B. Thorne (2021) Statistica (IX ed.), Pearson-Prentice Hall.
Teaching methods
Lectures, problem classes, homework
Assessment methods
Written test.
Grades:
<18 fail
18-23 pass
24-26 satisfactory
27-28 good
29-30 very good
30 e lode excellent
Teaching tools
Notes, exercises and slides
Office hours
See the website of Alessandro Baldi Antognini
See the website of
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.