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Only GSMS PhD students (including BCN PhD students) can participate in these courses. Use your P-number to register (ask your Personnel Office).
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Course: Basic Medical Statistics
Frequency:
Twice per year
1) January
2) June
This course can be used as part of the research training for Epidemiologist (A/B)
Objectives:
To refresh and deepen basic knowledge on basis statistical methods for the analysis of data from health care research project. Emphasis will be given to the interpretation and understanding of these statistical methods. To support the statistical calculations the software package SPSS will be used. The course prepares participants also for a more in-depth and detailed course on longitudinal data analysis (mixed models).
Target Group:
GSMS PhD students. The course assumes some familiarity with common statistical terms used in the medical literature but does not assume any deep understanding. The course language is English.
Content:
The following topics will be covered: descriptive statistics, normal and binomial distribution, study design, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, comparison of groups of categorical and continuous outcomes, linear and logistic regression analysis, longitudinal and survival data analysis.
Material: Syllabus 'Basic Medical Statistics'. The syllabus will be provided at the start of the course.
EC (without exam)
2.5
EC (with exam)
3.5
Course coordinator
- Sacha la Bastide, PhD
Language
English
Target Groups
- PhD students