- Docente: Alberto Cazzola
- Credits: 10
- SSD: SECS-S/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
International Development and Cooperation (cod. 8890)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Geography and Territorial Processes (cod. 0971)
First cycle degree programme (L) in Statistical Sciences (cod. 8873)
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student has knowledge of the main statistical sources, official and unofficial, national and international technical and methodological aspects of social research. In particular, the student is able to: - use the basic tools of quantitative analysis and verification of results in social research - advantage with full knowledge of statistical sources
Course contents
First part: definitions and sources: - The evolution of scientific thought in Statistics - The field of study of the Social Statistics - The Sources of Social Statistics - Some methodological reference Second part: opinion polls in the socio-demographic - Randomness and representativeness in the surveys of social phenomena - Sampling errors and non-sampling - Measurement of multidimensional concepts and validation of the scales - Techniques of administration of the questionnaire - Conducting opinion polls: extraction of the sample, methods of stratification - Corrections for non-response and imputation methods for missing data - Laboratory
Readings/Bibliography
power point slide and internet
references
Casuale e
rappresentativo, Alberto Marradi (online paper)
Vic Barnett, Elements of sampling theory,
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1986
Stuart Alan, The ideas of sampling,
Griffin, London, 1984
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons, power point slide
Assessment methods
The final verification is carried out through a discussion on the topics listed on the site teacher. Before the discussion, a short written test may be required.
The educational materials listed as optional may be exposed by the student, but is not required by the teacher. The lab exercises are among the themes of the oral examination and must be presented as shown in class. The oral examination assesses the methodological and critical skills acquired by the student, the ability to correctly expose the topics discussed in class and also the ability to expose a formal demonstrations basis under the program.
Teaching tools
Computer Lab
Office hours
See the website of Alberto Cazzola