Probability & Statistics

The class provides an introduction to probability theory, descriptive statistics (data exploration and graphical inference; measures of central tendency, dispersion, and correlation; simple and multiple linear regression), and inferential statistics (sampling distributions, confidence intervals, significance testing). Theoretical concepts in the course will be illustrated with real-life examples and datasets, which students will analyse using the R software environment.

The course is exceptionally offered in the spring semester for the academic year 2016/17

REFERENCES

• Elements of information theory [Archivio elettronico] / Thomas M. Cover, Joy A. Thomas. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, 2006.
• An introduction to probability theory and its applications / William Feller. -  New York [etc.] : J. Wiley, 1968-1971.
• Lecture notes will be made available on the e-learning platform.