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Academic discipline: Fisica applicata (a beni culturali, ambientali, biologia e medicina) (FIS/07)
Field: Scienze propedeutiche
Type of training activity: Basic

32 hours
of face-to-face activities

4 credits

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Integrated course unit module: MANAGEMENT: BIO-STATISTICS, INFORMATICS AND REGULATORY ASPECTS

Learning objectives

to know how to set up a statistical analysis by taking a small clinical experimentation example; know how to draw conclusions using appropriate statistical tests

Prerequisites

none

Course unit content

- Statistical universe
- Types of measurements, test applicability
- The biological sample: extraction and sample size

- Randomisation

- Frequency distributions: Histograms
- Normal Gaussian distribution
- Probability

DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

- Graphical representation
- mean, independent observations, variance, standard deviation and standard error
- Confidence limits of the mean and relative clinical significance
- Percentiles

PARAMETRIC STATISTICS

- The null hypothesis ( Ho ), types of error
- Comparison of means : Student t test, analysis of the variance,
- Percentage comparison analysis: contingency tables, Chi-squared test
- Fisher’s exact test
- Correlation: linear regression, Scatchard plot

NON PARAMETRIC STATISTICS

- Subjective assessment scales in clinical medicine
- Limits and advantages of non parametric tests

CLINICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

- Definition of normal and pathological parameters
- Clinical experimentation
- Clinical trials: blind and double blind
- Control, placebo, follow-up
- Informed consent

Full programme

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Bibliography

STANTON A. GLANTZ: Statistica per discipline Bio-mediche, McGraw Hill

L. LISON: Statistica applicata alla biologia sperimentale, Casa Ed. Ambrosiana

Introduzione ai sistemi informatici (Terza edizione)  D. Sciuto, G. Buonanno, W. Fornaciari, L. Mari,  Mc Graw Hill, 2004

Teaching methods

classroom lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

written and oral examination

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