Biostatistics I
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Statistics |
Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
The main objective of this training program is that students acquire both theorethical and practical knowledge in basic biostatistics.
Learning outcomes and competences
Students should be trained to have not only the theoretical knowledge in biostatistics but also the verbal and written skills to be effective in a team research environment. Teaching is concentrated on ensuring that students understand the basic statistical concepts, reinforced by means of problem solving, students should be able to define the objective of the analysis, justify the statistical procedure considering the necessary assumptions, and interpret the results obtained.
Working method
Presencial
Program
1. Descriptive Statistics: types of biological data; exploring data: variables and distributions, relationships. 2. Probability and sampling distributions. 3. Introduction to inference: estimation and hypothesis testing. 4. Statistical Inference with Quantitative Data: one sample t test, paired sample t test, independent sample t test. 5. Statistical Inference with Categorical Data: inference about a population proportion, comparing two proportions, qui-square test of independence, McNemar test. 6. Linear Regression.
Mandatory literature
Baldi B., D.S. Moore; The practice of statistics in the life sciences, W.H. Freeman and Company,, 2012
Sokal R. , F.J. Rohlf ; Biometry – The principles and practice of statistics in biological research, W.H. Freeman and Company, 2012
Zar J.H. ; Biostatistical Analysis, Prentice - Hall International Inc., 2010
Teaching methods and learning activities
The teaching methods include the traditional face-to-face classes. In the lecture sessions, the concepts of each module are introduced and reinforced by means of the resolution of small biomedical/biological problems.
Software
SPSS
Evaluation Type
Evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Exame |
100,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Calculation formula of final grade
Final exam.