STATISTICS

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2013/2014

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in BIOTECHNOLOGY

Segments:

STATISTICS

2 credits
STATISTICS

4 credits

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

SOLINAS Maria Giuliana

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

none

AF code:

40000537

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

The final examination will be based on a written test with exercises and closed/open items

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The course is structured to provide knowledge of basic statistics for the collection, analysis, representation of the data and their statistical significance with EXCEL spreadsheet for statistical analysis of data.

Contents

Design of the survey.
Accuracy and precision of a measurement.
Sample and population. Sampling. Table of random numbers.
Data and scales of measurement.
Organizing data: tables and graphs.
Descriptive measures. Asymmetry of a distribution.
Linear regression model.
Sampling distribution.
Statistical inference. Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests.
Significance tests: Student's t test and chi-square test.

Recommended Bibliography

Suggested books:
- Daniel WD. Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences, 9th Edition Wiley
- Marc M. Triola, Mario F. Triola. Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences with Statdisk. Pearson
- Moore D. S. The Basic Practice of Statistics, Fifth Edition ©2009, W.H. Freeman
Book for exercises:
Statistics for Health Care Professionals. Working With Excel. 2nd Edition. Public Health/Epidemiology and Biostatistics. John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2009

Teaching Methods

Lectures with interactive board; Exercises with EXCEL

Contacts/More Information

1) Readiness to offer individual assistance also in a foreign language to incoming students NO
2) Availability of supporting material and bibliographic references also in english language.NO
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3) Readiness to accept examination of incoming students also in a foreign language NO

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