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Nemours Biomedical Research Statistics Course
January 2011
Overview
This course is designed to teach participants about
data analysis and the use of statistical methods in clinical research. Topics covered
include descriptive statistics, test of hypothesis, correlation, regression analysis,
analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, repeated measures, logistic regression,
parametric and nonparametric tests and designing clinical studies. SPSS
will be used for the purpose of data analysis. Participants will be expected to gain
experience in designing clinical studies, data analysis, presentation, and interpretation
of statistical analysis.
Course Founder
- Stephen Lawless, M.D., M.B.A.
Course Coordinator
- H. Timothy Bunnell, Ph.D.
Instructors
- Jobayer Hossain, Ph.D. - Biostatistician
- Laurens Holmes Jr., Dr.P.H., Ph.D. - Epidemiologist (Orthopedics)
- Tim Bunnell, Ph.D. - Psychologist
Assignments
- 3 Take-home assignments
- 1 Take-home final exam/assignment
- Assigned in class 8
- Return for final comments
Data sets
Schedule - Click on the class 'Date' for PowerPoint notes
Week
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Date
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Topics
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Instructor
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| 1 |
01/26/2011 |
Course Introduction |
Dr. Bunnell |
| 2 |
02/02/2011
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Descriptive Statistics |
Dr. Hossain |
| 3 |
02/09/2011 |
Hypothesis Testing I:
t-test, Nonparametric Tests |
Dr. Holmes |
| 4 |
02/16/2011 |
Hypothesis Testing II:
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Nonparametric Tests |
Dr. Hossain |
| 5 |
03/02/2011
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Regression I:
Correlation Regression, Simple Regression |
Dr. Holmes |
| 6 |
03/09/2011
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Regression II
Multiple Regression, Repeated Measures Analysis |
Dr. Holmes |
| 7 |
03/16/2011
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Categorical Data Analysis |
Dr. Hossain |
| 8 |
03/30/2011
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Logistic Regression |
Dr. Holmes |
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