AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Acquire the Basics and Statistical Methodology useful for identifying, understanding and interpreting biomedical phenomena and for statistical data analysis.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The variability of biological, clinical, laboratory, social and environmental data. Measurement errors.

Statistical Character of Observations.

Absolute frequencies, relative, percentages.

Collection, organization and representation of data.

Synthesis of data: central trend indices (analytical and position averages, quantiles) and dispersion indices.

Calculations of probabilities: conditional probabilities and criteria of independence, principles of sum and product.

Probability Distributions: Gaussian Distribution.

General aspects of statistical inference: population and sample. Average and percentage confidence intervals.

Statistical ratings in the classification of a diagnostic test.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

All the lessons (slides / articles) will be put on the Classroom. Lessons will be provided. There is no reference text.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARIA PIA SORMANI (President)

ROBERTO EGGENHOFFNER

MARINA RIBAUDO

GIANNI VIARDO VERCELLI

RENZO GIACINTO CORVO' (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

Class schedule

HEALTH STATISTICS

EXAMS

Exam schedule