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Academic discipline: Statistica medica (MED/01)
Field: Scienze propedeutiche
Type of training activity: Basic

8 hours
of face-to-face activities

1 credits

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Integrated course unit module: PROPAEDEUTIC SCIENCES

Learning objectives

The student should know the basic concepts of biometrics and be able to apply the principal statistical tests in medical research

Prerequisites

Course unit content

Universe, population and sample. Variables and related statistical analysis.Random sampling. Normal distribution.descriptive statistics : observations, arithmetic mean, median, mode and dispersion : standard deviation and standard error. Confidence limits.Estimation and hypothesis testing : Student's t distribution and t-test for two independent sample means, analysis of variance for two groups , linear correlation and the chi square distribution: contingency tables, exact Fisher test.Nonparametric methods: Mann Whitney test and rank correlation test: Spearman's coefficient.Clinical trials: randomization, double blind and informed consensus

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Bibliography

"(Bio)statistica" E. Molina, W. Troise Rioda, Editor: Ed. Scientifiche Oppici "Statistica per disciplineBio-mediche" S. A. Glantz. Editor: McGraw Hill

Teaching methods

Didactics: teaching and learning activities by making use of audiovisual instruments; interactive discussions. Examination Tests: written exercises of statistical tests

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MEDICAL STATISTICS cod. 03848

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MEDICAL STATISTICS
cod. 03848