Medical Statistics

 

The course is intended 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.

Study load

3 ECTS credit points

Calendar

10 days in June 2012

Tue 12/6, Wed 13/6, Thu 14/6, Fr 15/6

Mon 18/6, Tue 19/6, Thu 21/6

Mon 25/6, Tue 26/6, Thu 28/6

 

Form

Each course day consists of a lecture (9-11), a computer class (11-13) and self-study (14-17). 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

Syllabi 'Basic Medical Statistics' and ' Introduction to SPSS'. The syllabi will be provided at the start of the course.

Registration

A. van der Zee (a.van.der.zee@umcg.nl) 

Dept. of Epidemiology, UMCG

Postbus 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen

Phone: +31 50 361 0739

Application

To apply, please use the application form on the website:

www.rug.nl/umcg/faculteit/disciplinegroepen/epidemiologie/medicalStatistics

Coordinator

V. (Vaclaw) Fidler, PhD

Additional information

e.van.den.heuvel@umcg.nl