DATA ANALYSIS

Fabio MADONNA DATA ANALYSIS

0512700005
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
EQF6
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
2019/2020

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
432LESSONS
224EXERCISES
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS, TO THE STATISTICAL TESTS, MOST COMMONLY USED IN BIOLOGICAL, BIOTECHNOLOGICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH, AS WELL AS TRAINING THEM TO USE SPECIFIC SOFTWARE FOR DATA ANALYSIS.
THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE METHODOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS MOST FREQUENTLY QUOTED IN THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE CONCERNING BIOLOGICAL, BIOTECHNOLOGICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES. THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE WILL HELP THE STUDENTS TO DEEPEN AUTONOMOUSLY THE USE OF THE ANALYSIS TOOLS, ALSO WITH REFERENCE TO TECHNIQUES NOT COVERED IN THE COURSE.
AT THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TRANSLATE RESEARCH HYPOTHESES FORMULATED ON A SET OF DATA FROM THE CURRENT LANGUAGE INTO THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS LANGUAGE. THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING (FRONTAL DIDACTIC ACTIVITIES, LABORATORIES, AND PROJECT WORK), STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT SUCH ANALYZES WITH THE HELP OF THE COMPUTER, INTERPRET THE RESULTS AND TRANSLATE THE LATTER INTO INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED DIRECTLY ON THE PRACTICAL SIDE.
Prerequisites
BASIC MATHS KNOWLEDGE.
Contents
STATISTICAL NOMENCLATURE: POPULATION, UNITS, CHARACTERS, AND STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
GRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS
THE AVERAGES
VARIABILITY
STATISTICAL REPORTS
PROBABILITY CALCULATION ELEMENTS
SAMPLING AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES 56 HOURS OF CLASSROOM TEACHING.
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 32 LECTURES AND 24 HOURS OF LABORATORY
Verification of learning
THE EXAMINATION DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TESTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE.
THE STUDENT WILL BE EVALUATED DURING THE FINAL EXAM, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE DATES OF THE EXAMS ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT'S SCHEDULE. DURING THE FINAL TEST THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO TAKE A WRITTEN TEST THAT WILL LAST 90 MINUTES AND IS AIMED AT ASCERTAINING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE PROGRAM. IT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS, EACH EXERCISE WILL EXAMINE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PROGRAM.
EACH EXERCISE MAY TOTAL A MAXIMUM OF 7.5 POINTS IN RELATION TO THE CORRECTNESS OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
THE TEST IS CONSIDERED PASSED WHEN A SCORE OF AT LEAST 18 IS OBTAINED.
DURING THE WRITTEN TEST IT IS NOT ALLOWED TO CONSULT TEXTS, USE PCS AND MOBILE PHONES, INSTEAD IT IS ALLOWED TO USE THE CALCULATOR AND THE STATISTICAL TABLES.
Texts
MICCOLI M.C., NIGLIO M., VITALE C., INTRODUZIONE ALLA STATISTICA PER LE APPLICAZIONI ECONOMICHE - STATISTICA DESCRITTIVA - ESPLORATIVA, E.S.I., 2018
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