- Docente: Maurizio Brizzi
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SECS-S/01
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Legal Studies (cod. 9062)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course unit, students know the most important aspects of statistics from the methodological and operational point of view. In particular, students are capable to: - synthesize information in statistical distributions and graphs; - select and calculate the most consistent average values and measures of variability in the light of specific problems concerning given phenomena; - measure the intensity of the relationship between characters, even where they are of different nature.
Course contents
First section - Exploratory statistics
Classification of statistical variables. Data representation. Mean values. Variability and concentration. Linear regression and correlation.
Second section - Elements of probability
Events and logical operators. Combinatorics. Basic probability. Conditional probability and independence. Bayes Formula. Binomial random variable. Gaussian distribution.
Third section - Statistical Inference
Population and sample. Statistics and estimators. Confidence intervals for a frequency. Performing a statistical test. Comparison of two frequencies and two mean values.
Readings/Bibliography
M.Brizzi, Introduzione alla probabilità e all'inferenza statistica. Casa editrice: libreriauniversitaria.it, 2014 (in Italian language)
Teaching methods
Classroom and online lessons.
Assessment methods
The final exam will consist in an oral interview of approximately 20-25 minuti, referring to all of the course topics, even with numerical examples.
Teaching tools
Teaching sheets in English language will be provided on the web platform IOL.
Office hours
See the website of Maurizio Brizzi