Statistics II

Postgraduate course

Course description

Objectives and Content

The aim of the course is to provide students with an introduction to applied biostatistics with an emphasis on oral healt sciences.

This course focuses on application of a statistical computer package (STATA) and includes descriptive statistics, estimation and hypothesis testing of continuous data and frequency tables, and regression models.

ECTS Credits

3 ECTS credits

Level of Study

Specialst programme, PhD

Semester of Instruction

Spring term every 3 years
Required Previous Knowledge
Bachelor's degree in dentistry, medicine or related sciences. Students enroled in a Master's degree programme can take this course. Completed ODO-STAT1/06 is recommended.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, 3 hours per week for 7 weeks, a total of 21 hours.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Participation by at least 80% of the lectures.
Forms of Assessment
1 week home exam
Grading Scale
Pass/ fail (bestått/ ikke bestått)
Department
Department of Clinical Dentistry