General description

The course gives the students knowledge on basic biostatistics and its use in public health research

Learning outcomes

Provide the students with an understanding on basic concepts and methods in biostatistics

Contents

Structure of data matrix, types of variables
Descriptive statistics
- Frequency distributions
- Measures of central tendency and variation
- Measures of association
Statistical inference
- Hypothesis testing
- The concept of confidence interval
Ideas of sample size calculations

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures	12 h	0 h

Lectures (6x2h), practical exercises, assignment

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Pass/fail.
Assignment and group discussion are graded on a scale of pass / fail

Recommended year of study

1. year autumn

Study materials

Swinscow TDW and Campbell MJ, Statistics at Square One. BMJ Books 2002. Also as electronic publication; Altman DG, Practical statistics for medical research. Chapmann & Hall 1991. 1991 or later edition.

Belongs to following study modules