96137 - APPLIED STATISTICS

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

By the end of the course, students will know and understand the main research methods and data analysis applied to work, organizational and personnel psychology. In particular, students will be able to identify appropriate measures, to use statistical tools for data analysis, and to present results.

Contenuti

Introduction: application of statistics and psychometrics to the field of work and organizational psychology.

The quantitative research process.

Descriptive and inferential statistics.

Assumptions for parametric tests.

Correlation and multiple linear regression analysis.

Differences between groups: analysis of variance (ANOVA).

Psychometric characteristics of quantitative questionnaires: validity and reliability. 

Validity: factor analysis.

Reliability: Cronbach's alpha and other indexes. 

Testi/Bibliografia

Text-book provided by the teacher.

Suggested readings:

Warne R.T. Statistics for the Social Sciences. A General Linear Model Approach. Cambridege University Press, 2020. 

Lovett. B.J. Practical Psychometrics. A guide for test users. The Guildford Press, 2023.

Metodi didattici

Learning by doing: the teacher will introduce each topic and then guide the students in practical exercises with statistical softwares (SPSS and JASP). 

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Assigned practice tasks and individual oral exam.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Text-book provided by the teacher.

Power point presentation.

Use of statistical softwares (SPSS and JASP) in the compurer lab.

Journal papers and a database provided by the teacher.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Paola Gremigni