Course 4: Characteristics of the test: sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value, likelihood ratio
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Course 5: Basic statistics: confidence interval, p-value. Statistical and clinical significance. Power.
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Course 6: Comparing groups: t-test, ANOVA, chi-square
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Course 7: Correlation and regression.
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Pre-readings
How to present statistics in medical journals
Biostatistical and medical statistics graduate education
A survey of statistics in three UK general practice journa
An Introduction to Data-Driven Decisions for Managers Who Don’t Like Math – Harvard Business Review
Correlation and simple regression
Correlation and regression review
Introduction to sensitivity, specificity
Anova- is there a differens of means
https://onlinecourses.science.psu.edu/statprogram/review_of_basic_statistics
http://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/statistics-square-one
Plan your research project
Start by planning your research project. Think about the following:
- Which research design are you using?
- How are you going to start collecting the data?
- Do you have the necessary resources to access?
- Do you know how to start?
- What is the question you are trying to solve?
- Have you made a plan?
- Is your plan within the timeframe of this program?
Speak with your supervisor if you have any questions
Homework & Reflection
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