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9796730 - MATEMATICA STATISTICA ED ELABORAZIONE DATI PER LE SCIENZE DELLA TERRA
Module STATISTICA ED ELABORAZIONE DATI PER LE SCIENZE DELLA TERRA

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Expected Learning Outcomes

The student will learn: 1) the meaning of the geological data; 2) methods for numerically and graphically description of geological data; 3) the statistical approach to geological data; 3) the meaning of measurement errors.

The student will also acquire the skills to carry out simple statistical calculations even with the use of spreadsheets

Course Structure

The lectures will also be carried out with exercises to be carried out in the classroom

Required Prerequisites

no prerequisites are required

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Attendance of Lessons

mandatory

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Detailed Course Content

Introduction to statistics; Introduction to geological data; Types of data; Numerical and graphic representations of geological data; Populations, samples and variables; Frequency distribution; Normal distribution; Sampling methods; Measurement errors

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Textbook Information

notes provided by the teacher

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Course Planning

	Subjects	Text References
1	introduction to statistics	notes
2	the geological data	notes
3	data scales	notes
4	graphical representation of univariate and bivariate data	notes
5	mean, median and mode	notes
6	range variane e standard deviation	notes
7	histograms and frequency distribution	notes
8	the normal distribution	notes
9	elements of probability analysis	notes
10	measurement errors, accuracy and precision	notes

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Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

During the oral exam the student will have to demonstrate the aquisition of the main characteristics of geological data and the use of the main methods of graphical and numerical representation as well as the basic concepts of descriptive statistics

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

what are the scales in which the data can be divided?

Having a normal frequency distribution how can we calculate the probability?

What is the difference between accuracy and precision of a measurement?

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