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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.