STATISTICAL METHODS FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS
Academic year2016/17
CoursePUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SCIENCES
Code182PP
Credits9
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian
Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
METODI STATISTICI PER LE DECISIONI AZIENDALI | SECS-S/01 | LEZIONI | 63 | |
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Knowledge
The course is designed to enable students to think and act rationally by using statistical methods in business decisions. After completion of this course, the student will be able to identify appropriate sources of data, will develop skill in structuring and analyzing business problems statistically, formulate answers to common business decision problems through statistical analisys.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
In the written exam (1 hour and half, excercices and theory questions)) the student must demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material both from the practical and the theoretical point of view.
Methods:
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- individual study
Attendance: Not mandatory
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
Main sources of business data, survey sampling techniques, univariate and multivariate inferential tools, statistical models.
Bibliography
Required reading:
L. Biggeri, M. Bini, A. Coli, L. Grassini, M. Maltagliati, Statistica per le decisioni aziendali, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012
M. Levine, T.C. Krehbiel, M.L. Berenson, Statistica, V edizione, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2010.
Other material is available on line at the course web page
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27