401-0629-00L Applied Biostatistics
Semester | Herbstsemester 2016 |
Dozierende | M. Müller |
Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
Lehrsprache | Englisch |
Kurzbeschreibung | Principles and main methods in biostatistics with emphasis on practical aspects. Experimental and observational studies. Regression and analysis of variance. Introduction into survival analysis. |
Lernziel | Getting an overwiew of the problems and statistical methods used in health sciences. Practise in using the software R to analyze data and interpreting the sults. |
Inhalt | Experimental and observational studies. Relative risks and odds ratios. Diagnostic tests, ROC analysis. Multiple linear and logistic regression, analysis of variance. Introduction into survival analysis. |
Skript | see teaching document repository |
Literatur | Le, Chap T. and Eberly, L.: Introductory Biostatistics. Wiley Interscience, 2014. Norman, G. and Streiner, D.: Biostatistics. The Bare Essentials. pmph USA. 3th edition 2008. Rosner B: Fundamentals of Biostatistics. Duxbury Press, 7th edition, 2010. |
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | The statistical package R will be used in the exercises. If you are unfamiliar with R, I highly recommend the online R course etutoR. |