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- Medicine and Surgery
- Single Cycle Master Degree (6 years)
- Medicine and Surgery [H4102D]
- Courses
- A.A. 2024-2025
- 4th year
- Biostatistics
- Summary
Unità didattica
Course full name
Biostatistics
Course ID number
2425-4-H4102D089-H4102D099M
Course Syllabus
Aims
The student will learn:
- the basic tools to understand scientific results in observational and experimental studies with continuous outcome, binary outcome, survival time outcome.
- how to interpret results from regression models relating aforementioned outcome to explanatory/exposure variables.
Contents
- Recap on Descriptive Statistics
- Linear Regression Model
- Logistic Regression Model
- Survival analysis
Detailed program
- Recap on Descriptive Statistics
- Linear Regression Model
- Logistic Regression Model
- Survival analysis
Prerequisites
Basic descriptive and inferential statistics
Teaching form
Standard synchronous classes
Textbook and teaching resource
-
Recap on Descriptive Statistics
https://hbiostat.org/bbr/descript -
Linear Regression Model
https://hbiostat.org/bbr/descript -
Logistic Regression Model
Book chapter 10 - Section 10.1 -
Survival analysis
Book chapter 17 - Section 17.1 17.2 17.3 -
R studio sofware https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/
Semester
- First semester
- From 10 to 13, LAB in Monza
Assessment method
On esamionline.elearning platform.
Type of test: multiple choice/open questions (10 questions, 3 points for each correct answer, no penalties for wrong answers), 3 additional points scored by the offline question.
If the total score is >=18 you pass.
Office hours
Under request by the elearning email, in the Webex room of the teacher.
Sustainable Development Goals
QUALITY EDUCATION | GENDER EQUALITY
Key information
Field of research
MED/01
ECTS
1
Term
First semester
Activity type
Mandatory
Course Length (Hours)
15
Degree Course Type
6-year single cycle Master Degree
Language
English
Staff
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Laura Antolini