Didattica 2023 24 Curriculum 4 - Statistics & social data science

Coordinatore: P. D'Urso

DI seguito le informazioni sui corsi e il calendario di questo curriculum


Corsi del II term (febbraio 2024 - giugno 2024)

Course Schedule Room
7. Official Statistics and Social Indicators February 12 -16 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche 
8. Social research and methods March 1 - April 5 B8, Via Salaria
9. Statistical Modelling for Social Sciences March 12 - 22 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche 
 Sustainability: approaches and research in Social and Economic Sciences March 14 -May 14  Room 34, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche
10. Quantitative Research Methods for Applied Microeconomists April 22 - May 10  Aula 24 (DSS, 4th floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche
11. Social Network Analysis June 13 - 19 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche 
                                                                       

Official Statistics and Social Indicators
DATE Room/Time Instructors
February, 12 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/ 10.00 am - 02.00 pm Maggino

Introduction to official statistics. Sources of official statistics. Statistics and complexity. Concept of system. Measurement complex phenomena.
February, 13 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/ 10.00 am - 02.00 pm Maggino

Concept of indicator. Type of indicators. Constructing a system of indicators: the hierarchical design. Measurement models: reflective and formative.
February, 14 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/ 10.00 am - 02.00 pm Alaimo

Synthesis of systems of indicators. The aggregative-compensative approach. Normalisation methods. Polarity. Weighting. Aggregation methods.  The non-aggregative approach. The Partially Ordered Set (poset) Theory: introduction and examples.
February, 15 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/ 10.00 am - 02.00 pm Alaimo

Constructing a synthetic index: hands-on workshop with R software. Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of R software and RStudio.
February, 16 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/ 10.00 am - 02.00 pm Alaimo

Constructing a synthetic index: hands-on workshop with R software. Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of R software and RStudio.


Social research and methods 
DATE Room/Time Instructors
March, 1 B8, via Salaria/ 02.00 - 04.00 pm Orazio Giancola

Data collection and analysis tools in the social sciences: an overview
March, 8 B8, via Salaria/ 04.00 - 06.00 pm Orazio Giancola

Questioning, phrasing, scaling: tools for data collection
March, 15 B8, via Salaria/ 02.00 - 04.00 pm Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo

Synthesis of indicators and variables: the complex indices
March, 22 B8, via Salaria/02.00 - 04.00 pm Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo

Variables synthesis techniques and case aggregation
April, 5 B8, via Salaria/ 02.00 - 04.00 pm Rita Fornari (Istat)

Data analysis by categorical variables
April, 5 B8, via Salaria/ 04.00 - 06.00 pm Orazio Giancola

Testing of research methodologies on PhD students' projects
 
 


Statistical Modelling for Social Sciences
DATE Room/Time Instructors
March, 4
Meeting ID: 341 387 009 665
Passcode: hyW7py
 Ficcadenti
March, 6
Meeting ID: 341 387 009 665
Passcode: hyW7py
 Ficcadenti
March, 12 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/
10.00 am - 01.00 pm		 Vitale
March, 15 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/
10.00 am - 01.00 pm		 Vitale
 
March, 19 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/
10.00 am - 01.00 pm		 Vitale
March, 22 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/
10.00 am - 01.00 pm		 Vitale

Sustainability:aprroches and research in Social and Economic Sciences

DATE		 Room/Time Instructors
March, 14  Room B8, Sociology Faculty, via Salaria 113./
03:00 -  05:00 pm		 Pellizzoni

Inaugural Lesson
April, 4 Room 34, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche /
04.00  -  06.00 pm		 Montalbano
April, 5 Room 34, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche /
10.00  -  12.00 am		 Marini
April, 9 Room 24, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche /
10.00  -  12.00 am		 D'Ecclesia
April, 16 Room 24, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche /
10.00  -  12.00 am		 Esposto
April, 23 Room 34, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche /
09.00  -  11.00 am		 Valente
May, 3 Room 34, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche /
10.00  -  12.00 am		 Siragusa
May, 7 Room 34, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche /
03.00  -  05.00 pm		 Cerqueti
May, 9 Room 34, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche /
10.00  -  12.00 am		 Potì
May, 14 Room 34, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche /
03.00  -  05.00 pm		 Peschi

Quantitative Research Methods for Applied Microeconomists
DATE Room/Time Instructors
April, 22 Aula 24 (DSS, 4th floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche /
10.30 am - 01.00 pm		 Nocito
April, 24 TAula 24 (DSS, 4th floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche /
10.30 am - 01.00 pm		 Nocito
April, 29 Aula 24 (DSS, 4th floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche /
10.30 am - 01.00 pm		 Kopinska
May, 2 Aula 24 (DSS, 4th floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche /
10.30 am - 01.00 pm		 Kopinska
 
May, 8 Aula 24 (DSS, 4th floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche /
03.00 - 05.30 pm		 Letta
May, 10 Aula 24 (DSS, 4th floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche /
03.00 - 05.30 pm		 Letta



Social Network Analysis
June, 13 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/
11.00 am - 01.00 pm
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm		 Cinelli, Iovanella

Introduction to Network Science. Introduction to Complexity, complex systems and complex networks. Data Science and their applications. Fundamental concepts in Social Networks. Using R for Data Science.
June, 14 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/ 
11.00 am - 01.00 pm
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm		 Cinelli, Iovanella

Basics of Graph Theory. Fundamental network measures and degree distribution. Paths and notable structures. Graphs in R and the igraph library. Plotting graphs and skewed distributions using R and the tidyverse/ggplot2 libraries.
June, 17 01 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/ 
11.00 am - 01.00 pm
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm		 Cinelli, Iovanella

Correlations: degree correlation, homophily, assortativity and disassortativity. Community detection in networks. Opinion Dynamics and Information Spreading on networks. Applications to social networks.
June, 18 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/ 
11.00 am - 01.00 pm
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm		 Cinelli, Iovanella

Network Models. Random graphs: Watts-Strogatz model, Barabási-Albert model, Configuration Model and rewiring techniques. Statistical validation of network measures with real-world examples.
June, 19 room 301 - 3° floor Edificio CU002 ex Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche/ 
11.00 am - 01.00 pm
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm		 Cinelli, Iovanella

Social Media Data. How to download and exploit data from social media platforms and other databases for research purposes. Studying polarisation, segregation and echo chambers.





Corsi del I term (novembre 2023 - gennaio 2024)
 
Course starting date Room
1. Sampling Techniques and Statistical Surveys for Social Sciences 27/11/2023 - 20/12/2023 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002
2. Statistics 09/01/2024 - 26/01/2024 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002
3. Probability 08/11/2023 - 18/12/2023 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002
4. Multidimensional Analysis for Social Science 16/01/2024 - 25/01/2024 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002
5. Financial Mathematics 05/12/2023 - 13/12/2023 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002
6. Math 07/11/2023 - 21/11/2023 Room Marrama, 6th floor
Via del Castro Laurenziano 9
 

Sampling Techniques and Statistical Surveys for Social Sciences 

DATE		 Room/Time Instructors
November, 27 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 - 12.00 am Daniela Marella
November, 29 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 - 12.00 am Daniela Marella
December, 4 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 - 12.00 am Daniela Marella
December, 6 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 - 12.00 am Daniela Marella
December, 11 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 - 12.00 am Guandalini-Istat
December, 13 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 - 12.00 am Guandalini-Istat
December, 18 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 - 12.00 am Guandalini-Istat
December, 20 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 - 12.00 am Guandalini-Istat
 
Statistics 

DATE		 Room/Time Instructors
January, 9 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 01.00 pm Raffaele Mattera
January, 11 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 01.00 pm Vincenzina Vitale
January, 15 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 01.00 pm Raffaele Mattera
January, 17 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 03.00 pm - 05.00 pm Raffaele Mattera
January, 22 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 01.00 pm Laura Bocci
January, 26 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 12.00 am Raffaele Mattera
 
Probability

DATE		 Room/Time Instructors
November, 8 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 12.00 am - 02.00 pm Silvia Polettini
November, 15 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 12.00 am - 02.00 pm Silvia Polettini
November, 20 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 01.00 pm - 03.00 pm Silvia Polettini
November, 22 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 12.00 am - 02.00 pm Silvia Polettini
November, 29 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 12.30 am - 02.30 pm Silvia Polettini
December, 4 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 01.00 pm - 03.00 pm Silvia Polettini
December, 14 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm Roy Cerqueti
December, 18 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm Roy Cerqueti
 
Multidimensional Analysis for Social Science

DATE		 Room/Time Instructors
January, 16 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 01.00 pm Laura Bocci
January, 17 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 01.00 pm Laura Bocci
January, 18 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 12.00 am Raffaele Mattera
January, 23 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 01.00 pm Laura Bocci
January, 24 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 01.00 pm Laura Bocci
January, 25 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 12.00 am Raffaele Mattera
 
Financial Mathematics

DATE		 Room/Time Instructors
December, 5 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 02.00 pm - 05.00 pm Storani
December, 6 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 02.00 pm - 06.00 pm Storani
December, 7 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 10.00 am - 01.00 pm Storani
December, 11 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 02.00 pm - 05.00 pm Riccioni
December, 12 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 11.00 am - 01.00 pm /
 02.00 pm - 04.00 pm		 Riccioni
December, 13 Meeting Room, 3rd floor CU002/ 01.00 pm - 04.00 pm Riccioni
 
Math 

DATE		 Room/Time Instructors
November, 7 Marrama/ 04.00 - 06.00 pm Arsen Palestini
November, 8 Marrama/ 04.00 - 06.00 pm Arsen Palestini
November, 14 Marrama/ 04.00 - 06.00 pm Arsen Palestini
November, 15 Marrama/ 04.00 - 06.00 pm Arsen Palestini
November, 21 Marrama/ 04.00 - 06.00 pm Arsen Palestini


B8, via Salaria

B8, via Salaria

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