[ 405FUSCFUS2S19 ] SE Fundamentals of scientific research and general skills II
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| Workload |
Education level |
Study areas |
Responsible person |
Hours per week |
Coordinating university |
| 3 ECTS |
R - Doctoral programme |
Human Medicine |
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2 hpw |
Johannes Kepler University Linz |
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| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
(*)Zulassung zum Doktoratsstudium Medical Sciences
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| Original study plan |
Doctoral programme Doctoral Program in Medical Sciences 2021W |
| Objectives |
To learn basics of biostatistics and its role in the research process and study design
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| Subject |
The course provides an introduction to biostatistics including following topics:
- design a study including sample size determination
- descriptive and exploratory methods for qualitative and quantitative data
- probability and probability distributions
- methods of statistical inference (estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing)
- various test procedures for two or more groups
- generalized linear models (ANOVA, regression and correlation)
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Attendance of 80% is mandatory. It is not possible to achieve a positive grade if requirements concerning attendance cannot be fulfilled. Assessment is continuous. The positive result shall be described as "successful participation", the negative result shall be described as "unsuccessful participation".
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| Changing subject? |
No |
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| On-site course |
| Maximum number of participants |
20 |
| Assignment procedure |
Assignment according to priority |
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