Biostatistics I

Code:

MSP12_2

Acronym:

MSP12_2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Statistics

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree Course in Public Health

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MSP	22	Master Degree Public Health - Official Plan12	1	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main aim of this discipline is to acquaint the students with the basic concepts of study design, data collection process and data analysis. The program covers the traditional topics of basic biostatistics, which are illustrated with computer-generated analyses.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student is expected to achieve the following goals: (1) Planning and/or participating in biological research, comparing alternative ways for a data collection process; (2) Organizing data files, choosing the adequate measurement scale; (3) Interpreting the distribution of a series of measurements, in a way their relevant characteristics may be presented, summarized and represented graphically; (4) Translating the study objective in statistical hypotheses, interpreting correctly the results obtained.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Biological data and its graphical display; Descriptive statistics; Probability and probability distributions; Sampling and sampling distributions; Basic concepts of statistical inference; Inferences concerning means; Inferences concerning proportions; Linear regression; Correlation; Use of packages for mathematical and statistical analysis.

Mandatory literature

Dawson-Saunders e Trapp; Basic and Clinical Biostatistics., Prentice-Hall International Inc., 1989

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Written exam	Exame	3,00	100,00	2012-12-05
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Theoretical lectures	Frequência das aulas	18	2012-11-28
Practical sessions	Trabalho laboratorial	18	2012-11-28
	Total:	36,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of at least 80% of all classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Exam classification.

Examinations or Special Assignments

N/A.

Observations

•Main Bibliography: Dawson-Saunders e Trapp; Basic and Clinical Biostatistics. Prentice-Hall International Inc., 1989. Moore, D.S.; The Basic Practice of Statistics, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1995. Sokal, R.R. e F.J. Rohlf; Biometry - The Principles and Practice of Statistics in Biological Research, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1995.