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View all ESP coursesIntroduction to Data-analysis [ESP03]
Course highlights
EC points
0.7
Start date
5 August 2024
End date
9 August 2024
Course days
Monday to Friday (5 afternoons)
Course time
From 13:00 till 18:00 CEST
Faculty
Prof. Adelin Albert
Course fee
€ 1082
Location
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam NL
Level
Introductory Intermediate
Prerequisites
An elementary knowledge in statistics acquired during a bachelor or master university degree would be ideal but not absolutely necessary.
Disciplines
- Biostatistics
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Public Health
Course Materials
Digitally, download instructions will be sent before the start of the course, by e-mail.
Participants are required to use their own laptop and should download the free of charge R software and its 'Point-and-Click' interface 'R Commander' (ask your computer adviser or specialist if necessary).
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Description
Faculty: Prof. Adelin Albert, PhD
Nobody today denies the importance of data analysis in medical practice. However, do we really understand how statistics operates and improves our scientific skills? This course is a general reminder of the basics we all should know in statistics. We review the notions of population, sample, variables and data. We show how data are summarized numerically or graphically. Based on randomness and probability, data become a powerful tool to make decisions. Emphasis will be placed on confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and the renowned p-value. We revise the most commonly applied statistical tests including survival analysis, logistic regression and Cox models because of their wide use in the medical literature. During the course, we give a brief introduction to the "Point-and-Click" (Rcmdr) interface of the cost-free R software which is easy to use and can be of great help to the course participant.
Please note that we are currently updating the information for 2024, therefore the course information is still subject to change.
Objectives
- To refresh and reactivate your knowledge in statistics that you acquired a long time ago.
- To have a clear understanding of what statistics is all about in medicine and public health, and to be acquainted with the most commonly statistical methods used in the biomedical literature.
- To be able to assess when and how to apply these methods in real-life situations.
- To improve skills in data presentation, interpretation and communication.
- To perceive the importance of data analysis with respect to experimental planning, data collection, data reporting and data interpretation.
Participant profile
Students and researchers who want to have a quick refreshment of basic statistical concepts and methods; physicians and healthcare professionals who need some intelligible introduction to statistics; any person who wants a broad overview of statistical issues and methods in health sciences.
Assessment
Attendance