The course provides the fundamental statistical techniques that allow students to become familiar with quantitative methods that are most commonly used for management problems. It develops students skills to analyze and take informed decisions in complex and evolving socio-economic contexts.
The course has an application-oriented approach, with special focus on the interpretation of the results. Students will learn how to apply techniques to real data. Case studies will be presented. Ability to process, analyze and model data is learned using one of the most widely spread statistical software: Stata.
No compulsory prerequisite. Recommended prerequisites: basic knowledge of Statistics and fluency in English
Lectures and practical classes using Stata. During the course, students will receive assignments on a regular basis, in order to help them be aware of their level of understanding.
Test (in laboratory) consisting of theoretical questions, exercises to be solved by hand, and exercises to be solved using Stata.
Attendee students, who have regularly attended lectures and submitted on time ALL the assignments, can get a maximum of 3 extra points on the grade of the final exam based on the quality of their work.
