OVERVIEW

The teaching of statistics for the analysis of socio-demographic phenomena has 
the aim of transmitting knowledge of some issues related to social sciences 
and their evaluation.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to direct students towards the understanding and knowledge of socio-demographic contexts through the study of elements of demography and social statistics.

PREREQUISITES

There are no pre-requisites for teaching attendance.

TEACHING METHODS

The course will be held remotely through the Teams platforms (Teams Code v34fj39) and Aulaweb

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course is divided into two parts:
A. Identification of the main international and national official statistical sources and descriptive statistics tools
B. Study and interpretation of some socio-demographic phenomena concerning the Italian and European context.
The course program is divided into the following contents:
1. Main elements of descriptive statistics with EXCEL
• The detection and representation of statistical phenomena
• Averages and variability
• The linear regression model and the association between the characters

2. Develop a statistical investigation: from the questionnaire to data analysis

3. Elements of social statistics for the analysis of electoral phenomena
• The election poll: sample construction and analysis
• Power Indices 
 Elements of game theory
 Banzhaf and Coleman index
 Shapley-Shubik index

4. Elements of demography for economic sciences
• The size of a population: amount, increase and migration balance
• The structure of a population: age pyramid, structure indices and population aging
• From the plague of 300 to COVID-19: an analysis of pandemics
• Migratory phenomena

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

aulaweb

Ivaldi E. (2019) Elementi introduttivi alla statistica e al calcolo delle probabilità. Impressioni Grafiche, Acqui Terme ISBN 978-88-6195-306-2

Blangiardo G. C. (2006) Elementi di demografia, il Mulino, Milano

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ENRICO IVALDI (President)

ANDREA CIACCI

DANILO LEGNARO

PIETRO STANISLAO PARISI

RICCARDO SOLIANI

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is based on the presentation of a work that develops  a topic to be carried out individually. 
The work must include both a power point presentation and a text (max 10 pages). 
The details will be agreed with the teacher during the course. 
During the discussion, the student must also be able to answer methodological questions posed by the teacher.

Exam schedule