Research and Statistics I

Code:

1004

Acronym:

IEI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Educational Sciences

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	3.º Ciclo Doutoramentos
Course/CS Responsible:	Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DMDB	3	Dental Medicine PhD - Study Plan 2009/2010	1	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

It is intended that the student know to distinguish and apply different types of epidemiological studies; implement and interpret the main epidemiological indicators: morbidity, mortality and risk. It is an aim that students know how to identify the main sources of measurement error, research and writing rules accordingly with the experimental method. So, it is intended to raise awareness among students of the importance of internal and external validity of a scientific research.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is intended that students are able to choose the methods of data analysis (descriptive and inferential) and are able to interpret them; along with the ability to interpret the main properties of diagnostic methods. Finally, it is intended that students are able to design and implement all phases of a research study, who possess critical thinking in the analysis of published papers.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Descriptive epidemiology: Main indicators of morbidity, mortality, and risk. Presentation of the main epidemiological study designs.

Basic statistical concepts.

Descriptive methods. Presentation of results: tables and graphs. Concept of hypothesis testing. Application of hypothesis testing parametric and nonparametric comparing one and two populations. Pearson's and Spearman's correlation analysis. Qui­-square test. Methods and sources in scientific publications. Essential rules in scientific publication.

Mandatory literature

Daniel Wayne W.; Biostatistics. ISBN: 978-0471-45654-4
Gordis Leon; Epidemiology. ISBN: 978-1-4160-4002-6
Maroco João; Análise estatística - com utilização do SPSS. ISBN: 978-972-618-452-2
Oliveira A. Gouveia; Bioestatística, epidemiologia e investigação. ISBN: 978-972-757-558-9

Complementary Bibliography

Amit Chattopadhyay; Oral Health Epidemiology Principles and Practice , Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2011. ISBN: 13:978-0-7637-5409.9
Kenneth J Rothman, Sander Greeland, Timothy Lash M; Modern Epidemilogy, Wolters Kluwer, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7817-5564-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation of practical classes with resolution of statistical problems with the support of SPSS, and analysis of published articles.

Type of evaluation: Evaluation with final exam.

Formula Evaluation: Final classification = assessement exam.

Software

SPSS

keywords

Health sciences

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	0,00
Teste	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	81,00
Frequência das aulas	27,00
Total:	108,00

Eligibility for exams

Terms of frequency: The students have to participate in 75% of classes taught.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final classification = assessement exam

Classification improvement

Theoretical-pactical written test in a second opportunity.