Introductory course in statistics for medical researchers, April 07. to 11. 2008
Section for Epidemiology and Medical Statistics,
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen
Location: Kalfarveien 31, Spissøen lecture room and PC lab.
Course leader / lecturers:
Prof. Stein Emil Vollset (SEV) / Prof. Rolv Skjærven (RS),
Prof. Håkon K. Gjessing (HKG) and Dr. Stein Atle Lie (SAL).
STATA sessions are lead by Roy M. Nilsen (RMN), Jannicke Igland (JI) and Elin Alsaker (EA). Exercises will use the statistical software STATA. An extra cost of NOK 1000 will be stipulated for installation of STATA for own use.
Text books:Betty R. Kirkwood/Jonathan Sterne: Essentials of Medical Statistics and
Sophia Rabe-Hesketh/Brian Everitt: A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata
Monday April 07
09.00 Welcome, Introduction to the course (SEV/RS) NB: We meet in the PC-lab.!
09.15 -12.00 Introduction to STATA (RMN, JI, EA)
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00 -16.00 Introduction to STATA cont. (RMN, JI, EA)
Tuesday April 08
09.00 Basic principles in statistical inference: Confidence intervals (HKG)
10.00 Hypothesis tests (Gaussian variables) (HKG)
11.00 Confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for continuous variables. t-intervals (HKG)
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00 t-tests (HKG)
14.00 -16.00 Exercises in PC lab (JI, EA)
Wednesday April 09
09.00 Gaussian regression (SAL)
10.00 Correlation (SAL)
11.00 Survival analysis: Kaplan-Meier curves (SAL)
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00 The log-rank test (SAL)
14.00 -16.00 Exercises in PC lab (EA, RMN)
Thursday April 10
09.00 2x2 table, Chi-square test (Pearson), Yates' correction (RS)
10.00 Odds ratio, relative risk, confidence intervals (RS)
11.00 Sensitivity, Specificity, Bayes' rule, Positive Predictive Value (RS)
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00 Stratified analysis, common odds ratio, confounding, Logistic regression (RS)
14.00 -16.00 Exercises in PC lab (RMN, JI)
Friday April 11
09.00 Research designs in medicine. (SEV)
11.00 Overview of methods (SEV)
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00 Evaluation and examination (SEV)
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