- Statistical information for firms: data sources, statistical information quality.
- Index numbers: fixed base index, mobile base index, composite indexes.
- Sample surveys: different steps, sample design, questionnaire.
- Data matrix and preliminary data analysis.
- Probability and inference: discrete and continuous random variables, point estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing.
- Multivariate statistical analysis for business data and company business performances: multiple linear regression model (hypothesis, estimation, inference, case studies).
- Measures of firm efficiency. Different approaches to efficiency measurement: parametric and non-parametric methods.