Statistics For Tourism 2019/2020

The program is divided into two parts: 1) Basic statistics; 2) Measurement of tourism.  

The first part deal with statistics introduction, in order to read and understand data. The topics addressed will be: - Introductory concepts of statistics - Classification of statistical characters - Statistical sources - Surveys - Character distribution and graphic representation - Summary of the distribution of a character: mean and variability measures - Indices and indicators - Bivariate analysis.   

In the second part, the statistical themes related to the tourism sector will be examined in depth: - Tourism and measurement of the phenomenon - Statistical sources of tourism at national, European and international level - Measurement of the hospitality industry - Analysis of tourism consumption and tourist profile - Sustainable tourism

Textbook: Alan Agresti. Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data. Global Editon.

Slides and other material on the website.