1. Data analysis (SECS – S01) Coordinator: Prof. Francesco Campobasso LESSONS: 10 hours Teaching staff: Francesco Campobasso, Giusi Graziano A.A. 2006/2007 February 6, 2008 – February 7, 2008

2. FORMATIVE AIMS To analyse basic aspects of the statistical methodologies most frequently utilized in social and economic surveys; in particular to provide theoretical instruments in order to critically interpret data deriving from European or International sources.

3. SUBJECTS Statistical surveys: the distribution of a character and its representation; Synthesizing the distribution of a character: means and variability; Statistical ratios and index numbers; Analysis of the association between two characters; Linear regression and notes on time series analysis;

4. MAIN BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENECES – TEACHING AIDS A)David M. Lane (2006), Hyperstat Online Statistics Textbook, http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/; http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/ B) http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~jenolive/si ndexes.html & http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~jenolive/per cent1.html; http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~jenolive/si ndexes.html http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~jenolive/per cent1.html