F. Innocenti
Research: My research focuses on statistical methodology, particularly sample size calculations and optimal design for observational studies. I specialize in surveys estimating prevalence or means and studies establishing reference values for psychological tests and clinical outcomes.
I also explore statistical challenges in multilevel populations, by developing optimal sample sizes, efficient sampling schemes, and estimation methods for complex structures. Additionally, I work on multivariate statistics.
The methodological work I pursue is typically applicable in fields such as medicine, health sciences, psychology, and education.
Teaching: I coordinate the course Advanced Statistical Analysis Techniques (EPI4923) in the Master of Epidemiology, and I am a seminar teacher in several statistical courses at FHML (BBS1003, BBS2007, GZW1026, GZW3024, EPH1026).
Expertises
Optimal design, sample size, multilevel modeling, survey sampling, test norming
Statistical software: R, Stata, SPSS
Career history
01/01/2021 - ongoing: Assistant Professor, Maastricht University
05/09/2016 - 20/05/2021: PhD Statistics, Maastricht University
10/02/2016: MSc Statistics, Actuarial and Financial Sciences (cum laude), Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
12/12/2013: BSc Economics and Business (cum laude), Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)