MEDICAL STATISTICS
cod. 03848

Academic year 2007/08
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Statistica medica (MED/01)
Field
Scienze propedeutiche
Type of training activity
Basic
15 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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Learning objectives

The student should know the basic concepts of biometrics and understand the correct application of the principal statistical tests 

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br />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 

Full programme

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Bibliography

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

Teaching methods

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

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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