Learning objectives
<br />The aim is to provide to the students the basic concepts of statistics applied to scientific research and, specifically, to clinical research. Particular relevance is given to the capability to understand what one can read of statistics instead of the ability to do statistics. The use of formulas and mathematical concepts is limited to the essential.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
<br />Program :<br /> <br /> Data description and summary:<br /> <br /> Aim of descriptive statistics<br /> Basic concepts :<br /> variable: meaning, types of variables<br /> types of data : nominal, interval, continuous <br /> Methods of description of qualitative and quantitative data<br /> Confidence intervals <br /> The population and the sample<br /> Normal distribution <br /> <br /> Randomization :<br /> <br /> Definition, Context of application and Objectives <br /> <br /> Statistical inference :<br /> <br /> Types of variables <br /> Samples number<br /> Dependent and independent samples <br /> Hypotheses definition<br /> Significance tests <br /> Power of the test<br />Comparisons between means <br />Comparisons between proportions <br />Analysis of variance<br />Chi-square test<br />Non parametric methods <br /> <br />Sample size calculation :<br /> <br />Basic concepts : Data and assumptions <br />Sample size calculation in superiority, non-inferiority and equivalence studies<br /> <br />
Full programme
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Bibliography
<br />Copies of transparencies showed during the lessons are provided
Teaching methods
<br />Oral lessons<br />Final verification with multiple choice
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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