CODE 67102 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 3 8744 (L-22) - SAVONA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/01 TEACHING LOCATION SAVONA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: TRAINING AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION OF THE ATHLETE TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Statistical elaboration of data from physical activities and sports AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The teaching of Statistics, included in this integrated teaching, aims to provide the necessary knowledge to analyze methods for functional evaluation of athletes, with grip to applied profession. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Knowing the techniques and the methods to perform data collection, organization, preparation and representation (descriptive statistics), as well as hints of probability theory and statistical inference in order to evaluate physical exercise and its effects on samples and population. TEACHING METHODS Frontal lessons, except for the need to carry out remotely (please, refer to the statistics course on Aulaweb for any updates) SYLLABUS/CONTENT The variability of biological data. Concept of measurement and type of statistical variables. Unit of measure and order of magnitude. Rounding numbers and scientific notation. Errors of measurement. Data transformation. Absolute and relative frequencies, percentage, percentage changes. Collection, organization and graphical representation of data. Central tendency (averages and quantiles). Statistical dispersion (variation range, variance, standard deviation, standard error, coefficient of variation). Probability of events, probability distributions: normal curve. Population, sampling and statistical inference: theory and types of sampling, confidence intervals of mean and percentages. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY STATISTICA MEDICA PER LE PROFESSIONI SANITARIE Lantieri, Risso, Ravera. McGraw-Hill 2004 or Elementi di Statistica medica. Lantieri, Risso, Ravera. McGraw-Hill Companies, Milano (2007). TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FRANCESCA LANTIERI Ricevimento: Tuesday 14:00 to 15:00 Friday 11:00 to 12:00 Statistics Unit, , DISSAL Via Pastore 1, 16132, Genova Exam Board MARCO BOVE (President) FRANCESCA LANTIERI (President) EMANUELA PIERANTOZZI (President) PIERO RUGGERI (President) LAURA STRASSERA (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START Third year, first semester: early October Class schedule STATISTICS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written test ASSESSMENT METHODS To solve or at least to correctly lay out exercises regarding the matter basic elements as listed in the program FURTHER INFORMATION the exam takes place in attendance, except for the need to perform it remotely (please, refer to the statistics course on Aulaweb for any updates)
