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Applied Statistics (social statistics)
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U - Applied Statistics (social statistics)
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| Attività frontale: Lectures: |
24.0 |
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| Esercitazioni: Applied activities: |
0.0 |
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| Studio individuale: Individual work: |
51.0 |
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| Attività didattica a piccoli gruppi: Group work: |
0.0 |
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| Seminari: Seminars: |
0.0 |
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| Laboratori: Laboratories: |
0.0 |
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| TOTALE (voci sopra-elencate): TOTAL: |
75.0 |
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| Ore di lezione settimanali: |
6.0 |
Prerequisites:
Successful completion of Statistics (first-year course)
Educational goals:
To provide an introduction to sample surveys, vital for measuring social phenomena. By the end of the course, students should be able to critically interpret the results of a sample survey on a socioeconomic issue, as well as be able to design a simple sample survey.
Course contents:
- Historical outline of sample surveys and their importance in creating awareness of social phenomena; - Main data-gathering techniques (personal and telephone interviews, contact over the Internet, etc.) and the role of technology in their development. - Questionnaire design. - Probability sampling. Main probability sampling methods (simple random, stratified, cluster, multiple-stage) - Sample error and measuring it. - Problems of lack of covering - Problems of non-replies. - Measurement errors and techniques for gathering data that is "sensitive" for the interviewee. - Working out overall quality in sample surveys.
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written
Teaching language:
Italian
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