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KLMED8005

Medical Statistics, Part II

Credits 7.5
Level Doctoral degree level
Course start Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

Analysis of contingency tables for independent and for paired data. Analysis of variance ( one way and two way analysis, non-parametical methods), simple and multiple linear regression, correlation, analysis of survival analysis, logistic regression.

Learning outcome

The aim of the course is to teach the student knowledge of statistics within the course contents.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and excercises. Exercises must be passed before admission to examination. The examination may change to an oral exam if few students register.

Compulsory assignments

  • Group assignments
  • Handing in exercise assignment

Required previous knowledge

Master degree or similar. Medical students at The Student Research Programme. Candidates with a lower degree will be assessed individually.

Course materials

Rosner, B: "Fundamentals of Biostatistics", 6th ed. 2005

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
ST2303 3.5 sp
ST3000 2.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Medicine
  • Statistics

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Passed/Failed

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2011-06-03 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

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