Data Management and Organisation

Gestão e Organização de Dados

Curse code:9548103

Luís Francisco Alexandrino Proença

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

• Formulate statistical hypotheses;
• Select and apply appropriate statistical methods based on data and problem characteristics;
• Interpret, discuss and recognize the limitations of statistical results;
• Correctly synthesize statistical information of various types;
• Understand and apply concepts of descriptive statistics and inferential statistical methods;
• Critically select the most appropriate statistical procedures and interpret the obtained results;
• Use specific software packages to perform statistical analysis;

Syllabus:

1. Data organization: Fundamental concepts in statistics; Understanding inferential statistics.
2. Descriptive statistics: Sample statistics; Descriptive measures (location, dispersion and shape); Outliers; Variables crossing / association. Correlation analysis.
3. Estimation of parameters: Random variables - the main theoretical distributions; Estimators and estimation; Sampling distributions; Confidence intervals.
4. Hypothesis testing: Methodology of statistical analysis (assumptions, applicability conditions, test statistics, decision); Errors associated to a statistical decision; Statistical designs for research / tests application.
5. Parametric tests: Validation of assumptions; Parametric analysis for one, two or more samples (independent and paired samples); Tests for homogeneity and independence; Nonparametric tests; Non-parametric analysis for independent and paired samples.
6. Regression analysis.

Suggested Bibliography:

• Callegari-Jacques SM (2003) Bioestatística: Princípios e Aplicações. Artmed. ISBN: 9788536300924.
• Dawson B, Trapp RG (2004) Bioestatística Básica e Clínica. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9788586804328.
• Marôco J (2011). Análise Estatística com o SPSS Statistics. ReportNumber. ISBN: 9789899676329.
• Pedrosa AC, Gama SMA. (2007) Introdução Computacional à Probabilidade e Estatística”, Porto Editora. ISBN: 9720060565.
• Díaz, FR., López, FJB (2006) Bioestatística. Thomson Pioneira. ISBN: 8522105391.