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DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE E STATISTICHE
ECONOMICS
2015/2016



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2014
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1060LESSONS


Objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

- ACQUIRE THE MAIN TOOLS OF DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE
- ACQUIRE MAIN TOOLS FOR BUSINESS ORIENTED DECISION MAKING
- ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF STATISTICAL MODELING WITH APPLICATIONS TO REAL DATASETS

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

STUDENTS WILL BE EXPOSED TO CASE STUDIES TO UNDERSTAND THE ADVANTAGES GAINED FROM APPLYING STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TO QUANTITATIVE PROBLEMS ARISING FROM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS

THE METHODOLOGIES COVERED IN THIS COURSE ARE WIDELY APPLIED TO THE STUDY OF FIRM-LEVEL MICROECONOMIC PROBLEMS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

THE CLASSES WILL FOCUS ON THE PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED APPLYING STATISTICAL METHODOLOGIES ON REAL DATASETS. THE EMPHASIS WILL BE PUT ON THE USE OF GRAPHICAL TOOLS AND SUMMARY STATISTICS AS RELEVANT INFORMATION DEVICE SUPPORTING THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

LEARNING SKILLS

THE LECTURE WILL AIM TO STIMULATE THE STUDENT'S QUANTITATIVE INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES. STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO DEVELOP THOSE SKILLS NEEDED TO STUDY FURTHER QUANTITATIVE PROBLEMS WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF AUTONOMY.
Prerequisites
MATHEMATICS
Teaching Methods
CLASSES AND TUTORIALS
Verification of learning
WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAMINATION
Texts
CASELLA G. AND BERGER R.L., STATISTICAL INFERENCE, DUXBURY ADVANCED SERIES.
More Information
TO DOWNLOAD A DETAILED PROGRAM OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE:
HTTP://WWW.UNISA.IT/DOCENTI/MARCELLANIGLIO/DIDATTICA/STATISTICA
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