32443 - Statistical Methods for Data Analysis

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Management for Social Economy (cod. 6802)

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to make the students able to coherently use some statistical techniques for the analysis of multivariate data. The procedures covered in the course include:

- Introduction to multivariate analysis
- Multiple regression;
- Chi-square test
- T-test
- Principal components analysis

Course contents

1. Introduction to multivariate statistical analysis.
2. Multiple linear regression: model specification, parameters estimation, residual analysis.
3. Chi square test for independence.
4. T-test to compare means.
5. Principal components analysis.

Readings/Bibliography

Inference:
Borra, Di Ciaccio (2014) Metodologie per le scienze economiche e sociali, 3^ edizione, Milano, McGraw-Hill education: chapters 8-14

Regression model:
Borra Di Ciaccio (2014): chapters 16-17

Multiple regression model (on-line):
Available on Virtule platform

Chi-square test and T-test:
Slides online (Virtule platform)

Principal components analysis:
Slides online (Virtule platform)

Video of the lectures are available on Virtule platform

Teaching methods

- Lectures, during which theoretical concepts as well as statistical techniques are explained and illustrated by examples.

Assessment methods

Written and oral exam.

Office hours

See the website of Alessandro Lubisco