Provided by:
UNIPI
From:
M.Sc. Economics - Official Statistics
Lecturers:
Monica PRATESI (coord.)
Semester:
1
Hours:
48
Exam:
Y
Educational Goals:
At the end of the course student will be able to deal with small area estimation both at theoretical and empirical level.
Programme:
The course will be structured in two parts: i) European Statistical System; ii) and Data Production Model.
The first module is on European Statistical System (3 ECTS) and focuses on 1) code of practice; 2)peer review; 3) statistical burden; 4) privacy and confidentially issues;
At the end of this module, students should be familiar with the official statistics and the ESS, its organization and activities and should know the main aspects linked to official data collection processes and release procedures.
The second module is on Data Production Model (3 ECTS) and is structured in five parts: i) Official national surveys; ii) Data process and quality: attributes and measurement; iii) Quality matrix; iv) Metadata; v) Monitoring statistical processes.
At the end of this module, students should be able to know how statistical processes are structured and how to manage data quality in official statistics.
