Lectures. Application of the contents learned to the resolution of empirical problems. Discussion of results.
In-depth seminars on specific topics included in the program.
Research activity: bibliographic consultation and data collection.
Data analysis laboratories with training on statistical calculation packages.
Paper presentations on the topics analyzed.
1. The principles and the logic of multidimensional and multivariate statistical data analysis - The paradoxes of multivariate analysis - The types of matrices - Factor Analysis: principal factors and
principal components - Multidimensional Scaling - Correspondence analysis: simple and multiple - Cluster analysis - Methods of fuzzy clustering
2. Multiple regression models - Nonlinear and logistics regression models - Log-linear models - Multilevel models - Structural equations models - Item Response Theory (IRT)
3. Specialised topics on:
The main objective of the module is to provide the student with the fundamentals of evaluation logic, with particular reference to: the basic elements that characterize the evaluation process, the main evaluation theories; and the impact evaluation approaches, addressing the main methodological issues. Moreover, the module faces in key critical relationships the link between monitoring and evaluation, observing, in particular, the links between monitoring and evaluation indicators. Students will have the opportunity to identify key methodological issues to be considered in implementing monitoring systems effectively oriented to evaluation.
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