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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
DPHS.BIO.410

Biostatistics and Computing, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Course code
DPHS.BIO.410
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024, 2024–2025
Level of study
Postgraduate studies
Grading scale
Pass-Fail
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Anna-Leena Vuorinen
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Social Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Health Sciences Studies 100 %
- Data collection, designs

- Descriptive and exploratory data analysis
- Estimation, probability, sampling distributions
- Basics of statistical inference: statistical significance testing, confidence intervals
- One-sample, two-sample, multiple samples problems
- Different types of outcomes
- Correlation and other measures of association

The course will be given in English every other year (odd years) using R and in Finnish every other year (even years) and using SPSS or R.

Learning outcomes
Further information
Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

28.08.2024 31.10.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)