Biostatistics and epidemiology

Code:

EORTO 13

Acronym:

BIOE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Sciences

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Curso de Especialização
Course/CS Responsible:	Specialization in Orthodontics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EORTO	4	Study Plan 2011/2012	2	-	2	18	54

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Demonstration of the methodologies applied in different types of epidemiological studies and their implications. Application of morbidity and risk indicators.

Learning of the main methods of descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.

Learning outcomes and competences

As a main result of the learning, students are expected to evaluate the coherence between the applied methodology, the results obtained and their conclusions.

Finally, it is intended that the students acquire competences in the evaluation of the internal and external validity of scientific production.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Epidemiological studies:
Descriptive studies
Indicators of morbidity and mortality
Etiologic studies and risk indicators
Clinical trials
Field trials

Standardization of rates:
Direct method
Indirect method

Descriptive statistics and data visualization:
Measures of central tendency, dispersion, position, flattening and bias
Frequency tables (absolute, relative and accumulated)
Main graphic for distribution representations

Inferential statistics:
Conception of Normality
Confidence intervals for averages and proportions

Hypothesis testing (fundamentals):
Minimum level of significance-p vslue
Interpretation of results with p-value
Presentation of the main hypothesis tests

Measures of association and correlation:
Contingency tables and scatter diagrams
Measures to quantify association and correlation

Hypothesis tests for independence and comparison of groups

Mandatory literature

Gordis Leon; Epidemiology. ISBN: 978-1-4160-4002-6
Oliveira A. Gouveia; Bioestatística, epidemiologia e investigação. ISBN: 978-972-757-558-9

Complementary Bibliography

Daniel Wayne W.; Biostatistics. ISBN: 978-0471-45654-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical practical classes

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Teste		100,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	18
	Estudo autónomo	36
	Total:	54,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in, at least, 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam result

Classification improvement

Exame in a second period

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