- Docente: Maria Rosaria Gatto
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Professional education (cod. 8477)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student: - is able to conduct social research on the territory in order to know the social characteristics and social needs in view of a specific intervention - is able to describe the social characteristics of the administrative territories (regions, Provinces, municipalities) using official statistics sources.
Course contents
Descriptive statistics: central trend measures, dispersion measures
Some basic concepts on probability: elementary properties of probability, probability distributions for discrete variables, distribution
Binomial, Poisson and probability distribution for continuous variables. Normal distribution. Estimates: confidence intervals for
An average population and confidence intervals for each statistical technique. Test of hypothesis: independent sample testing and paired data.
Analysis of variance. Linear and multiple regression, classical correlation. Regression analysis: logistic regression. Chi-square Distribution:
Frequency analysis. Non-parametric tests: Wicoxon, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis. Population and clinical trials, epidemiological indicators:
Prevalence, incidence, risk (absolute, relative and attributable), odds ratio, mortality rates and relationships, morbidity measures. Sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic tests in the light of 1st and 2nd type errors. Positive and negative predictive value of diagnostic tests in the light of the probability of conditioning. The cut-off Curve ROC
Readings/Bibliography
W. W. Daniel, C.L. Cross
Biostatistica
Edizioni EdiSES Napoli, III, 2019
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures with slide support and, if necessary, blackboard for mathematical explanations
Assessment methods
Written test test with 15 closed questions.
Teaching tools
Slides of downloadable lessons during the course a few hours will be devoted to the application of statistical concepts with exercises with the teacher
Office hours
See the website of Maria Rosaria Gatto