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Clinical Research Behind the Statistics

In this course the physician will learn to recognize and statistically control the random variability intrinsic in the clinical and biological observations. The knowledge acquired will allow them to critically appraise the published results of the current medical research.

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About this course

This course provides an introduction to important topics in medical statistical concepts and reasoning. The physician will learn to recognize and statistically control the random variability intrinsic in the clinical and biological observations. This allows them to appropriately use the information they will collect in their future diagnostic and therapeutic practice. The knowledge acquired will also allow them to critically appraise the published results of the current medical research.

Specific aims:

·      Read, interpret, produce tabular or graphical statistical descriptions of medical data

·      Interpret and generate probabilistic statements regarding medical and epidemiological

·      hypotheses

·      Evaluate and state the precision of the estimates of therapeutic or risk effects, investigated

·      by themselves or others

·      Understand and formulate simple statistical models, to explain the relationships between

·      several prognostic or therapeutic variables and clinical outcome

Clinical Research Behind the Statistics

  • Length: 3 weeks
  • Effort: 1 - 2 hours/week
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Languages: English


2 Modules  |  Intermediate

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Upon completion of this
course, you will:

Be assessed on an ongoing basis by the completion of the online multiple-choice question tests that follow each lesson.

Course modules

In this course the physician will learn to recognize and statistically control the random variability intrinsic in the clinical and biological observations. The knowledge acquired will allow them to critically appraise the published results of the current medical research.

1st Module - Statistics in Medical Research
Executive Summary
1.1 General aspects
1.2 The Role of Statistics in Clinical Trials
1.3 Definition of Statistics, medical statistics and Epidemiology
1.4 Relevance of Medical Statistics in Clinical Research
Clinical Research Behind the Statistics - Statistics in Medical Research – 1st Module - Test
2nd Module - Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics
Executive Summary
2.1 Definition and Classification of Variables
2.2 Analysis of the Distribution of Variables
2.3 Graphical Representation of Variables
2.4 Basic Concepts of Inferential Statistics
Clinical Research Behind the Statistics - Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics – 2nd Module - Test

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Clinical Research Behind the Statistics

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