A five-day short course "Introduction to Statistics" will take place in
the Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol on 28/1/2008-
1/2/2008.
For more information and details on how to book please see
http://www.epi.bris.ac.uk/shortc/introstats.htm
Tutors: Dr Kate Tilling (course organiser), Dr Chris Metcalfe, Prof
Jonathan Sterne and others.
Who the course is intended for: This course is intended for students who
require a basic knowledge of the common statistical methods used in
medical research. Previous computing experience is not required. Computer
practical sessions will use Stata, so a basic knowledge, as provided by
the Introduction to Stata course, would be advantageous but is not
necessary .
Course outline: Topics to be covered include:
Defining and displaying data
Sampling variation and confidence intervals
Comparison of two means
Comparison of two proportions
Linear regression and correlation
Sample size calculation
Teaching time: Teaching time is thirty hours. This will include
interactive lectures and problem based paper practicals. There will also
be a few computer-based sessions, which will use Stata.
Recommended reading: Course handouts will cover all material. For those
planning to attend other Departmental statistics courses we would
recommend a copy of: Kirkwood BR, Sterne JAC, Essential Medical
Statitsics, 2 nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science 2003 - but it is not
compulsory for this course.
Course fee: £750.
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