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The full program (10 cfu) is ideally divided into three parts: a first part of descriptive statistics to describe the observed characters; a second part inherent in the methods for analyzing the relationships between several characters; a third part concerning statistical inference, parameter estimation and hypothesis testing.

Lezioni di Statistica, A. Martini (download in Moodle)

Reading and interpreting statistical information; calculating descriptive indices, making estimates, verifying simple statistical hypotheses.

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Classroom lectures on theory and practice.

There are two types of exams: a 10-cfu exam (Degree in Political Science and Administration) and a 6-cfu exam (Single-cycle Master's Degree in Law).
Students can use written sources (lecture notes, notes, manuals, etc.). Multimedia sources are prohibited (tablets, smartphones, etc.)
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Written exam with computational and theoretical exercises.

10-cfu and 6-cfu exam:
1) variables and frequency distribution;
2) mean and weighted mean;
3) median, percentiles and cumulative distributions;
4) variance and standard deviation;
5) joint frequencies between two variables and double-entry tables;
6) graphs to represent the relationship between two variables
7) covariance and correlation between continuous variables;
8) regression as a descriptive and predictive tool.
9) standardization of a variable and its uses;
10) Probability distributions: Gaussian normal distribution;
10-cfu exam only:
11) TCL and sampling distributions;
12) confidence intervals;
13) tests on mean and proportion;
14) tests on the difference between means;
15) the chi-square test;
16) The test on regression coefficients.

Students should be able to: read and assess statistical information; calculate descriptive indices, make estimates, verify simple statistical hypotheses.