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Psychosocial disciplines (Academic Year 2014/2015)

Psychometrics and data analysis


Credits: 9
Content language:Italian
Course description
Statistical methods are a primary tool for all of the social and behavioral sciences. The course introduces a wide variety of common statistical techniques and their conceptual bases, including: basic descriptive and inferential statistics, analyses of association and variance, correlation and regression, and others in their parametric and nonparametric forms. It provides a background in the relevant theories of provability, sampling, and measurement.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites include some knowledge about: - elements of linear algebra - elements of geometry - elements of numeric functions
Objectives
At the end of the course, the student will learn how to select the most appropriate tecniques for data analysis and how to apply them in several situations and research contests.
Program
Measure theory and measurement scales. Descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, hyphotesis testing: Chi Square, Student's t, test z, ANOVA, MANOVA. Correlation and regression analyses, factorial analysis.
Book
Ercolani A.P., Areni A., Leone L. - Elementi di Statistica per la psicologia - Il Mulino - Bologna 2008. BARBARANELLI C., ARENI A., ERCOLANI A.P., GORI F. 450 quesiti di statistica psicometria e psicometria. LED, Milano, 2000. BARBARANELLI C., Analisi dei dati. LED Edizioni Universitarie, Milano, 2003.
Exercises
The exercises are useful for exam preparation.
Professor/Tutor responsible for teaching
Stefano Guidi
List of lessons
Anna Paola Ercolani
Anna Paola Ercolani
Giulio Vidotto
Giulio Vidotto
Giulio Vidotto
Anna Paola Ercolani
Anna Paola Ercolani
Anna Paola Ercolani
Anna Paola Ercolani
Giulio Vidotto
Giulio Vidotto
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli
Claudio Barbaranelli