BiostAT 2006

The Universities involved include:
- University of Bologna
- University of California

Also involved are:
- Istittuto Italiano per gli studi filosofici (Italian Institute for Philosophic Studies), Napoli
- Dipartimento di Biologia Annimale e Dell'Uomo, Universita di Torino
- Dipartimento di Ricerc Sociale Universita Del Piemonte Orientale
- Associazione per lo sviluppo Scientifico e Tecnologico di Asti

The Dream Team

The teachers
- Valeria Ardito (University of Bologna)
- Adriana Brogini (University of Padova)
- Elisabetta Carfagna (University of Bologna)
- John Deely (Purdue University, USA)
- Patrizio Frederic (University of Modena e Reggio Emilia)
- Michael Goldstein (Durham University, UK)
- Frank Lad (University of Canterbury, NZ)
- Carlo Lauro (University of Napoli Federico II)
- Paolo Parra Saiani (University of Piemonte Orientale)
- Fortunato Pesarin (University of Padova)
- Antonio Rinaldi (Osservatorio delle Politiche Sociali Provincia di Bergamo)

The school directors
- Mario Di Bacco (University of Bologna)
- Wes Johnson (University of California, Irvine, USA)

The course directors
- Francesco Scalfari (Polo Universitario Asti Studi Superiori)
- Renzo Bigazzi (University of Firenze)
- Giuseppe D’Amore (Istituto Prosperius Firenze)

The organizing secretary
- Paola Grattarola (Associazione per lo Sviluppo Scientifico e Tecnologico di Asti)

Syllabus

1 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
Rationalizing Data and graphical Techniques
Measures of location and dispersions

2 MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
Regression Models
Principal Components Analysis
Factor Analysis

3 CLASSICAL STATISTICAL INFERENCE
Estimation theory
Test of hypothesis
Confidence Interval

4 BAYESIAN STATISTICAL INFERENCE
Bayes Theorem
Some applications

5 STATISTICAL PROGRAMMING IN "R"
Univariate and Multivariate computations
Data smoothing and density estimation

Terms of application and fees:

- euro 600,00: Applicants who need to stay overnight.
The fee includes the subscription to the course, teaching equipment, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), accomodation in double or three beds rooms for the duration of the course (from monday evening 26 June to friday evening 7 July, included).

- euro 200,00: Applicants who don't need to stay overnight.
The fee includes the subscription to the course, teaching equipment, lunches (from tuesday 27 June to friday 7 July, included).

Please send your application, together with a short Curriculum vitae, to the attention of Francesco Scalfari, within the closing date: Friday 20 May.

Phone: 0039 (0)141 - 590423 / Fax: 0039 (0)141 - 430084
E-mail: scalfari@uni-astiss.it / Web site: www.uni-astiss.it