Medical Statistics course in January/February 2012
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) that will be available from 2012.
Target Group:
Post-graduate students, university and hospital staff, others interested in this subject. 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.
Dates and times:
10 days in January/February 2012
Tue 17/1, Wed 18/1, Thu 19/1, Fr 20/1
Mon 23/1, Tue 24/1, Thu 26/1
Mon 30/1, Tue 31/1, Thu 2/2
Form / Content:
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.
Study load:
3 ECTS credits
Certificate:
Will be issued on active participation during the whole course.
Faculty:
Dr. Vaclav Fidler,
Dr. Sacha la Bastide,
Drs. Hans Burgerhof, Prof. Dr. Edwin van den Heuvel
Course fee:
UMCG AIO’s € 600, others € 1.200.
Cancellation:
No refund on cancellation within 1 week before the start of the course, 50% within 1-4 weeks before the start of the course.
Application:
For application please use this
application form [PDF].
Administration:
Mrs. A. van der Zee, tel: 361 0738, e-mail: a.van.der.zee@umcg.nl
Dept. of Epidemiology, UMCG, Postbus 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen
www.EpidemiologyGroningen.nl
More info: e.van.den.heuvel@umcg.nl
