It is a written test that includes exercises and theoretical questions on the various topics of the course. All the students can take the exam in two ways:
Type A: "In itinere" and "Final" tests.
The in itinere test is carried out at the end of the first two-month period of teaching and focuses on the topics included into Part 1) of the program (Elements of univariate descriptive statistics). For this test a time of 1 hour is scheduled. This test's overall score amounts to 31 (16 for exercises and 15 for theory).
To access the final test, students must satisfy two conditions: they must obtain a minimum score of 7 in the theoretical part and an overall minimum score of 15.
The final test takes place at the end of the second two-month period of teaching (students can choose the first and/or the second of the two exam dates fixed at the end of the course) and covers topics included into Part 2 of the program (Elements of Bivariate Descriptive Statistics, Elements of Probability, Some random variables and their uses). Also for this test, a time of 1 hour is scheduled; the overall score amounts to 31 (16 for exercises and 15 for theory); to access the final evaluation, students must obtain a minimum score of 7 in the theoretical part.
Final Evaluation: The final mark is obtained as the arithmetic mean of the two marks in the in itinere test (which must be at least 15) and the final test (which must be at least 7 in the theoretical part). The test is passed if the arithmetic mean is greater than or equal to 18. Students who do not achieve this result by the end of the exam session in January/February must take the full test (Type B) in one of the later exam dates.
It will be given a final mark of 30/30 cum laude to the students who achieve a score greater than 30 in one of the two tests and at least 30 in the other.
Type B: Full exam.
The full exam shall cover all the topics of the course and a time of 2 hours is scheduled. It is a written exam and consists in:
-one test (exercises and theoretical questions) focusing on the topics included into Part 1) of the program (Elements of univariate descriptive statistics). This test's overall score amounts to 31 (16 for exercises and 15 for theory);
-one test (exercises and theoretical questions) focusing on the topics included into Part 2) of the program (Elements of Bivariate Descriptive Statistics, Elements of Probability, Some random variables and their uses). This test's overall score amounts to 31 (16 for exercises and 15 for theory).
To access the final evaluation, students must obtain a minimum score of 7 in the theoretical part of each test.
Final Evaluation: The final mark is obtained as the arithmetic mean of the two marks in the two tests (Part 1 and Part 2). The full exam is passed if the final mark is greater than or equal to 18.