- Docente: Elena Morotti
- Credits: 4
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
International Relations (cod. 9084)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Politics Administration and Organization (cod. 9085)
Learning outcomes
Workshops are designed to provide students with transversal skills that can prove useful in their future careers. The objective of the workshop is to help students to practice skills through application of information technology, data analysis, decision-making techniques (e.g. simulation) in complex organizations.
Course contents
WS5 - PROGRAMMING STATISTICS
1) Introduction to Data Mining (main applications, basic algorithms)
2) Programming with R (basic commands, variables and i/o, graphics, control flows)
3) Descriptive statistics in R
4) Statistical learning for linear regression
Readings/Bibliography
1) Notes from the teacher
2) Kabacoff, Robert I. R in Action: Data analysis and graphics with R, Manning Publications, 2010
3) James, Gareth, et al. An introduction to statistical learning. Vol. 112. New York: springer, 2013.
Teaching methods
Lectures and laboratory exercises.
The class attendance is mandatory.
Assessment methods
Students are asked to write a report about the exercises assigned during the course.
Teaching tools
Slides and program files from the teacher.
Office hours
See the website of Elena Morotti