Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Epidemiology, statistics and research - STATISTICA PER LA RICERCA SPERIMENTALE (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S007231
Teacher
Credits
3
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-S/02 - STATISTICS FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Period
LMSIO BZ - 1° ANNO 1° SEM. dal Nov 14, 2019 al Mar 14, 2020.
To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link: Course organization
Learning outcomes
The course is aimed at providing the theoretical tools to assess the frequency of diseases in human populations and the associated risk factors, i.e. skills in epidemiology and biostatistics.
At the end of the course the student must demonstrate to have acquired knowledge and skills concerning the main designs of an observational epidemiological study and the statistical methods for the analysis of biomedical data, and to know how to interpret and communicate the results of an analysis in a clear and concise way.
Program
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
- The measurement process in medicine: measurement scales, validity, precision and accuracy
- Statistical variables and frequency distributions
- How to summarize the distribution of one or more variables: measures of location and dispersion, contingency tables
PROBABILITY THEORY
- Definitions of probability
- Rules of probability calculation
- Independent and conditional probabilities
- Random variables
- Gauss, Student's T and chi-squared distributions
- How to assess the validity of a diagnostic tool: sensitivity and specificity, ROC curves
INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
- An outline of sampling theory
- Sample distribution of an estimator
- Confidence interval
- The logic of the statistical test: null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis, type I and type II errors, power of a statistical test, p-value, Z test, Student's T test and Pearson's chi-squared test
PRINCIPLES OF OBSERVATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY:
- Definition and objectives of epidemiology
- Measures of disease frequency: prevalence, cumulative incidence, incidence rate
- Measures of association: attributable risk, relative risk, odds ratio
- Design and analysis of an observational epidemiological study: cross-sectional, case-control and cohort designs
- Effect modification
- Causal interpretation of an empirical association: random variability, systematic variability (selection bias and information bias), confounding
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Pearce N | A short Introduction to Epidemiology (Edizione 2) | 2005 | https://vula.uct.ac.za/access/content/group/9c29ba04-b1ee-49b9-8c85-9a468b556ce2/DOH/Module%202%20(Bio_Epi)/Epidemiology/EPIDEMIOLOGY/Pearce.pdf | ||
| Lantieri PB, Risso D, Ravera G | Elementi di Statistica Medica | McGraw-Hill | 2007 | ||
| Jekel JF, Katz DL, Elmore JG, Wild DMG | Epidemiologia, Biostatistica e Medicina Preventiva | Elsevier-Masson | 2009 | ||
| Hennekens CH, Buring JE | Epidemiology in Medicine | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 1987 | ||
| Verlato G, Zanolin ME | Esercizi di Statistica Medica, Informatica ed Epidemiologia | Libreria Cortina Editrice, Verona | 2000 | ||
| Rothman KJ, Greenland S, Lash TL | Modern Epidemiology (Edizione 3) | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 2008 | ||
| Glantz SA | Statistica per Discipline Biomediche (Edizione 6) | McGraw-Hill | 2007 | 9788838639258 |
Examination Methods
The final test is a written exam with short answer questions and multiple choice questions.
The aim of the test is to verify the knowledge of all the topics discussed.
The final evaluation is expressed in thirtieths.
