Statistics and Computer Science

Code:

115

Acronym:

115

Instance: 2005/2006 - A

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	106	Plano oficial a partir de 2005	1	4,5	10	-

Objectives

The principal objective of this course is to build solid statistical and Epidemiological knowledge, as the concepts of descriptive statistics, linear regression and basic inferential statistics will play a beneficial role in other courses of the degree. A practical approach will be used in order to apply these concepts to situations in the health sciences area in general and to Clinical Analysis And Public Health in particular.

Program

1.Basic concepts of statistics
2.Descriptive statistics
3.Linear regression and correlation
4.Basic concepts of probability
5.Random variables
6.Sampling distributions and confidence intervals
7.Parametric hypothesis testing
8. Introduction to Non-Parametric hypothesis tests
9. General concepts.
10. Communicable disease epidemiology.
11. Epidemiology and prevention.
12. Measuring health and disease.
13. Types of study.
14. Sampling procedures.
15. Error in research.
16. Causation in research.
17. Clinical epidemiology.
18. Environmental and occupational epidemiology
19. Digital form
20. Technological evolution
21. Software
22. Peripherals
23. Storage devices
24. Network communication
25. Internet
26. Online search
27. Graphic computation
28. Security
29. Immerging technologies
30. Using Internet
31. Data structures
32. Worksheets
33 .Application for statistical analysis
34. Management of databases
35. Text processing
36. Presentations
37. Creation of web pages

Main Bibliography

[1]Cerqueira, M.. Sebenta Informática Médica, 2005.

[2]Cerqueira, M.. Sebenta Tratamento Estatístico de Informação, 2005.

[3]Madeira, A .C. e Abreu, M. M.. Comunicar em Ciência – Como redigir e apresentar trabalhos científicos. Escolar Editora, Lisboa, 2004.

[4]Stone, D.B.. and Armstrong, R. W. and Macrina, D.M. and Pankau, J.W..Introdução à Epidemiologia. Trad. Henrique de Barros. McGraw-Hill, Portugal.

[5] Beglehole, R. and Bonita, R. and Kjellström, T..Epidemiologia Básica. Trad portuguesa. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Lisboa, Portugal.

[6] Dawson, B., G. Robert ( 2003 ). Bioestatística básica e clínica. Rio de Janeiro, McGraw-Hill. 3ªed.

Complementary Bibliography

[7]Bioestatística e Medicina Preventiva, 2ª ed. Tradução Jair Ferreira. Artmed, Porto Alegre, 2005.

[8] Mausner & Bahn. Introdução à Epidemiologia. Trad. Portuguesa. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 1999.

[9] Last, J.M.. Um Dicionário de Epidemiologia. Trad. Portuguesa, 2ª ed.. Departamento de Estudos e Planeamento da Saúde, Lisboa, 1995.

Teaching methods and learning activities

THEORETICAL, THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL CLASSES and research in groups

Software

SPSS Microsoft Office

Evaluation Type