Studying at the University of Verona
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Health research methodology - STATISTICA PER LA RICERCA SPERIMENTALE (2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S010656
Teacher
Credits
2
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/01 - MEDICAL STATISTICS
Period
1° SEMESTRE LM PROF. SAN. 23-24 dal Oct 2, 2023 al Mar 28, 2024.
Courses Single
Not Authorized
Program
The design of research:
- clinical studies
- observational studies.
Fundamentals of descriptive statistics:
- measurement process and measurement scales; validity, accuracy and precision of a measuring instrument; absolute, relative and cumulative frequencies; cumulative frequency polygon; one and two-way frequency tables.
- Measures of position and dispersion: mode; percentiles and median; simple and weighted arithmetic mean;
range; interquartile range; deviance, variance and standard deviation; coefficient of variation.
Fundamentals to probability theory:
- definition of probability; axiomatic theory of probabilities; rules of probability calculation; independent and conditional probabilities; Bernoulli and Gauss distributions.
- Diagnostic and screening test: sensitivity and specificity.
An introduction to statistical inference:
- Distribution of sample means and central limit theorem
- point estimate;
- confidence interval;
- statistical test;
- T test for two samples;
- Chi square test;
- Correlation and linear regression;
- Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for more than two samples.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Frontal teaching and exercises.
Learning assessment procedures
The assessment of learning outcomes includes a written test with open-ended questions and multiple choice questions. The objective of the test is to verify knowledge of all the topics covered. The final evaluation is expressed in 30ths.
Evaluation criteria
The evaluation criterion is based on the ability to perform simple statistical problems and on the understanding of statistical and epidemiological results.
Exam language
Italiano