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Biostatistics (Spring 2012) |
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| Course code : | EBIOS-U1 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 5 | Status : | Optional |
| Revised : | 22/12 2011 | Written : | 22/12 2011 |
| Placement : | 5. - 7. semester | Hours per week : | 4 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English if English students are present |
| Objective : | Based on a selection of statistical problems from the medical- and biological area, the course presents a selection of widely used models and methods. Having passed the course, the student will be able to accomplish the following, within the areas shown below: Apply fundamental statistical models for a selection of medical- og biological problems. Carry out descriptive analysis of data including applying visualization methods. Estimating linear and logistic models using regression and correlation. Compare models based on small samples sizes. Formulate a quality control problem for given sample sizes and probability models. Use the language R as a statistical analysis tool. |
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| Principal Content : | Probability; discrete and continuous stochastic variables; descriptive analysis of data including visualization; binomial, uniform and normal distribution; sample mean and standard error; confidence intervals; testing a hypothesis; significance test; the t- distribution; linear and logistic regression including model verification; least squares; non-parametric tests; clinical measurements; mortality statistics; quality control. | ||
| Teaching method : | Sessions in class with active participation by the students. The time will be divi-ded between lectures and the students solving problems, including solving statis-tical problems in the open source language R. | ||
| Required prequisites : | Documented knowledge corresponding to the first year mathematics level. | ||
| Recommended prerequisites : | - | ||
| Relations : | - | ||
| Type of examination : | Oral examination | ||
| External examiner : | External | ||
| Marking : | 7 step scale | ||
| Remarks : | 7 step scale 3 steps of this marking scale are described as follows: 12 is given for the excellent presentation, which completely fulfills the course goals, with no or very few errors of marginal importance. 7 is given for the average presentation, which fulfills the course goals, with some errors in the presentation. 02 is given for the minimum acceptable presentation, which fulfills the course goals. |
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| Teaching material : | Martin Bland “An Introduction to Medical Statistics” Third Ed. Oxford University Press, 2009. |
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| Responsible teacher : | John Aasted Sørensen
, jaas@dtu.dk |
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