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B030730 - QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR POPULATION STUDIES
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Course program
Academic Year 2020-21
Coorte 2020 - Second Cycle Degree in GEOGRAPHY, SPATIAL MANAGEMENT, HERITAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Course year
First year - First Semester
Belonging Department
History, Archaeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts (SAGAS)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
SECS-S/04 - DEMOGRAPHY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
14/09/2020 ⇒ 04/12/2020
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Teaching Language
English
Course Content
Basic, introductory course of demography and population studies. Sources and methods are examined in connection with substantive issues. Presentation of basic techniques of statistical analysis for population studies.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Ulrich Kohler and Frauke Kreuter (2013), Data Analysis Using Stata, Third edition, Stata Press
Learning Objectives
a) Understanding the main demographic dynamics (interplay of stock and flow data);
b) Learning where to retrieve demographic information and data;
c) Acquiring the basic skills to analyze simple data sets, also using statistical software (e.g., STATA).
d) Being able to calculate autonomously the main demographic indicators, given the proper raw numbers;
e) Understanding demographic problems and envisaging possible solutions.
b) Learning where to retrieve demographic information and data;
c) Acquiring the basic skills to analyze simple data sets, also using statistical software (e.g., STATA).
d) Being able to calculate autonomously the main demographic indicators, given the proper raw numbers;
e) Understanding demographic problems and envisaging possible solutions.
Prerequisites
Know how to read and interpret simple tables and graphs.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, practice exercises.
Further information
For teaching material see the Moodle page of the course.
Type of Assessment
Exams will take place at computers in the Lab. The exam is composed by 5 questions (each question scores 6 points).
Course program
Definition of demography: its purpose, methods, sources and data.
Description of stocks, flows and demographic phenomena (mortality, couple formation and dissolution, fertility, migration).
Social and demographic sources of data.
Sample surveys: how to develop a sample survey and how to implement a questionnaire for data collection.
Descriptive statistics (central tendency and variability measures) and graphical representations.
Basic univariate and multivariate data analysis for population studies (group comparison, correlation analysis, regression models).
Description of stocks, flows and demographic phenomena (mortality, couple formation and dissolution, fertility, migration).
Social and demographic sources of data.
Sample surveys: how to develop a sample survey and how to implement a questionnaire for data collection.
Descriptive statistics (central tendency and variability measures) and graphical representations.
Basic univariate and multivariate data analysis for population studies (group comparison, correlation analysis, regression models).