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Studienivå (studiesyklus)

Specialist Programme, PhD

Undervisningssemester

Autumn

Mål og innhald

The aim of the course is to provide students with an theoretical introduction to biostatistics

with an emphasis on the oral health sciences.

This course includes descriptive statistics, probability concepts, distributions, and some important sampling distributions. Estimation and hypothesis testing of contiunuous data and frequency tables are emphasized.

Krav til forkunnskapar

Bachelor's degree in dentistry, medicine or related sciences. Students enrolled in a Master's degree programme can take this course.

Undervisningsformer og omfang av organisert undervisning

Lectures, 3 hours pr week for 8 weeks, a total of 24 hours

Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet

Participation in lectures (requirement 80 % attendance)

Vurderingsformer

3 hours written exam. At the examination book, notes from the lectures and calculator are allowed.

Karakterskala

Pass/fail (bestått/ ikke bestått)