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Laurea magistrale in Marketing e comunicazione d'impresa - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
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Statistics & market research (2016/2017)
Teaching code
4S02514
Teacher
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-S/03 - ECONOMIC STATISTICS
Period
Primo semestre Magistrali dal Sep 26, 2016 al Jan 13, 2017.
Learning outcomes
The main goal of the course is to provide the students with the cutting-edge statistical theory on surveys. These tools will then be applied to carry out market research.
Program
1. Market researches:
- Definitions, aims and limits.
- Case studies related to market researches
- Statistical methods for market researches
- The main steps of a market survey.
2. Data sources for market surveys
- Primary and secondary information sources.
- Secondary informationn sources: internal and external
- Official statistical data.
- Main databases for marketing research(Infocamere, Cerved, AIDA, ecc.)
- Agency data (GfK-Eurisko, ACNielsen Italia)
- Panel surveys
3. Random and non-random sampling designs
- Review of estimation theory
- Definition of sampling design
- Random sampling designs
- Non random sampling designs
- Sampling and non-samplig errors
4. Questionnaire construction and interviewing techniques.
- Self-amministered questionnaires
- Assisted interview
- Computer assisted personal interview
- Web interview
5. The mutiple regression model for marketing and sales forecasting
- Simple regression model : definition and hypotheses
- Parameter estimation and tests
- Residual analysis
- Goodness of fitting
- Multiple regression model
- Estimation of trend using polynomial functions
- Polynomial degree choice
- Sales forecasting using the regression model
Suggested book
Bassi F. (2008), Analisi di mercato: Strumenti statistici per le decisioni di marketing (Edizione I), Carocci editore.
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Francesca Bassi | Analisi di mercato: Strumenti statistici per le decisioni di marketing (Edizione 2) | Carocci editore | 2009 | 978-88-430-4427-6 | |
B. Bracalente, M. Cossignani, A. Mulas | Statistica Aziendale | McGraw-Hill | 2009 |
Examination Methods
Written exam. Oral exam is optional.