| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
|
| Analysis of variance |
Analysis of variance in the fixed-effects one-way-classification model; multiple comparisons |
5
|
| Simple linear regression |
The simple linear regression model; least-squares estimation;inferences pertaining to simple linear regression; correlation coefficient and H. tests |
5
|
| Interpretation and description of data |
Frequency distributions; measures of central tendency; descriptive measures of dispersion |
5
|
| Estimation |
Estimators; sample mean; sample variance;maximum-likelihood estimation; interval estimation |
10
|
| Hypothesis tests concerning a single parameter |
Testing a Hypothesis (H); composite H.; operating characteristic curves; testing the mean of a normal distribution; testing a proportion; testing the variance of a normal distribution |
5
|
| Inferences concerning two parameters |
Testing the difference of two means;tests concerning two proportions; testing the equality of two variances |
5
|
| Hypothesis tests concerning categorical data |
The chi-square test for goodness-of-fit; testing for indipendence; homogeneity tests |
5
|
| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
40 |
| for exercises only |
20 |
|
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
| Labs |
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| Tutorials / Seminars |
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| Workshops |
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| Guided tours |
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| Total hours for further educational activities |
0 |
| Total hours |
40
|