23138 - Multivariate Analysis (in Psychology of Organisations and Occupational Psychology)

Academic Year 2009/2010

  • Docente: Roberto Bolzani
  • Credits: 4
  • SSD: M-PSI/03
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Work, organization, personnel psychology & services (cod. 0992)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student is able to understand the methods and use the main tools for the data analysis and research activity in psychological and psychosocial fields. Particularly, he is able to use the statistical procedures to test and analyze the psychometrics data with practical experience on experimental data and results description.

Course contents

  1. General Linear Model
    - Multivariate Analysis of Variance
    - Multivariate Analysis of Variance for Repeated Measures
    - Multiple Contrasts
  2. Factor Analysis
    - Principal Components method
    - Maximum Likelihood method
  3. Correspondence Analysis
  4. Multidimensional Scaling

Readings/Bibliography

  1. Bolzani R. (1999) Problemi di statistica. Milano, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.
  2. Bolzani R. Benassi M. (2003). Tecniche Psicometriche. Roma, Carocci Editore

Teaching methods

Data obtained from an experiment will be analyzed and discussed during the lectures.

Assessment methods

  1. Discussion of a paper prepared by the student with a report of the data analyses done during the lectures
  2. Discussion on the multivariate statistical methods

Teaching tools

The lectures slides can be downloaded from the course site

Office hours

See the website of Roberto Bolzani