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Introductory Statistics And Research Methods
CAMS University of Cambridge
A two-day course covering basic concepts in study design and data collection, summary, analysis and interpretation with practical exercises and applications in health care.
This course aims to:
1.Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of various study designs in medical research
2.Show how best to collect and summarise data
3.Describe core statistical inference concepts such as confidence intervals and hypothesis tests
4.Introduce some further standard methods for analysing health research data
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
•Better understand and appraise the published medical literature
•Understand, knowing when and how to implement basic statistical tests
•Select an appropriate study design to answer particular research questions
•Select appropriate statistical tests to analyse data arising
This course aims to:
1.Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of various study designs in medical research
2.Show how best to collect and summarise data
3.Describe core statistical inference concepts such as confidence intervals and hypothesis tests
4.Introduce some further standard methods for analysing health research data
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
•Better understand and appraise the published medical literature
•Understand, knowing when and how to implement basic statistical tests
•Select an appropriate study design to answer particular research questions
•Select appropriate statistical tests to analyse data arising
