Data Analysis

The main objective of the course is to guide the student towards the autonomy of data analysis in the social sciences, showing how quantitative social research techniques are able to answer research questions relating to the relationship between social phenomena. The different theoretical topics will also be addressed operationally, using real data and through the use of IT tools, both generic such as Microsoft Excel and specific to statistical analysis such as Stata.

The course aims to provide a good knowledge of classical data analysis techniques. At the end of the course, the student will be able to carry out an analysis of real data, starting from the choice of the data source and the choice of the most appropriate analysis techniques, up to an informed interpretation of the results obtained.