96796 - BUSINESS STATISTICS: METHOD AND APPLICATIONS

Academic Year 2021/2022

  • Docente: Martin Forster
  • Credits: 10
  • SSD: SECS-S/03
  • Language: English
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Statistics, Economics and Business (cod. 8876)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the main applied statistical methods to extract useful information from business databases and to support the management decision process in the face of uncertainty. In particular the student is able to apply statistical indicators and linear/non-linear regression analysis for the evaluation of firms’ performance, the study of customers’ behavior and the choice of an investment project, by using a statistical software. At the end of the course the student is able: - to select and apply the most appropriate methodology to quantitatively analyze the business phenomena; - to critically interpret empirical results.

Course contents

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Readings/Bibliography

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Teaching methods

Lectures and computer-based workshops.

Assessment methods

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Teaching tools

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Office hours

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SDGs

Quality education Decent work and economic growth Industry, innovation and infrastructure

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.