RESEARCH METHODOLOGY WITH ELEMENTS OF STATISTICS
METOD. DELLA RIC.CON ELEM.DI STATISTICA
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY WITH ELEMENTS OF STATISTICS
Metodologia della ricerca con elementi di statistica
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2016/2017 | 8 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Marco Bruno Luigi Rocchi | Tuesday 11.00-13.00 or after the lessons |
| Teaching in foreign languages |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to give students a methodological training and basic statistics, not separated from the acquisition of an operational capability in the face of real problems.
Program
1. Outline of probability.
2. Population and sample.
3. Measuring scale variables.
4. Main indices of position (arithmetic mean, median and mode)
and dispersion (variation range, variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation,
quartiles, interquartile range).
5. bivariate statistics: regression and correlation.
6. Main distributions: Binomial, Poisson, Gaussian.
7. The sampling distributions: distribution of the sample mean and t-distribution.
8. Tests: the z test; the Student t test (for one and two samples).
9. Confidence intervals for means and proportions.
10. Classification of trials
11. The scientific method and unscientific methods
12. The research protocol
13. The rationale
14. The literature search
15. Randomization
16. Blindness
17. Experimental design ù
18. Sample size
19. Assessment tools and their psychometric properties: reliability, validity, responsiveness, least significant difference, sensitivity and specificity
20. Deviations from the protocol and their treatment
21. Critical reading of a scientific paper
Bridging Courses
None
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
In relation to the methodology of research with elements of statistics,
students should show possession of:
- the mastery of basic skills;
- the understanding of the fundamental concepts of the discipline
- the ability to use knowledge and concepts to reason according to the logic of the discipline.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Seminars; guided exercises
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lessons
- Attendance
None; participation is strongly recommended
- Course books
Rocchi MBL: Statistica e metodologia della ricerca per le discipline biomediche e psicocomportamentali, Edizioni Goliardiche, Trieste, 2007 (pag. 250)
- Assessment
Written test; the oral exam is optional ( after passing the written test )
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
No differences with respect to attending students
- Attendance
No differences with respect to attending students
- Course books
No differences with respect to attending students
- Assessment
No differences with respect to attending students
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Notes
Specific materials useful for the written test will be available on blended.uniurb.it
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