LPhD014 Statistical methods for the Biosciences I - SmB I (generic course)

Detaljer
Ansvarligt institutPh.d.-skolen   1 %
Dept. Mathematical Sciences   99 %

Kursusdatoer6 Wednesdays in spring 2013: March 13, 20, April 3, 10, 17, 24.
 
Kursus resuméThis course enables the student to identify basic statistical problems in the biosciences and to carry out the appropriate statistical analysis. The student gets hands-on experience in using a statistical software package, which is mandatory when doing practical statistical analyses.
 
Kursus hjemmesidehttp://www.math.ku.dk/~pdq668/SmB/SmB_I.html
 
KursustilmeldingPlease register at bomar@life.ku.dk.
 
Deadline for tilmeldingMarch 1, 2013.
 
Pointværdi5 (ECTS)
 
KursustypePh.d.-kursus
 
Rammer for UndervisningUCPH SCIENCE
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Begrænset deltagerantal60
 
Kursusindhold
The course covers basic techniques in model based frequentist statistics exemplified by real applications from the biosciences. Topics covered are: Descriptive statistics, data types, comparison of two samples by parametric and non-parametric methods, analysis of tables of counts, regression analysis of categorical data, linear and multilinear regression, analysis of variance, basic design of experiments, and usage of random effects. The student is also introduced to practical techniques for analyzing data in the open source software package R using the RStudio interface. Recommended prerequisites for the course is some basic statistics course during the participants bachelor or master studies.
 
Undervisningsform
Lectures and exercises including use of computers. In the first half of the day focus will be on lectures, and in the second half on individual coursework with exercises. But we will switch between these two modes of teaching during the entire day. Participants must bring their own laptops with R and RStudio installed.
 
Målbeskrivelse
The students are introduced to statistical models commonly used in the biosciences for univariate end-points. The statistical methodology is discussed with emphasis on how models are applied, and the students are trained to do the statistical analyses using the software package R.
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
'A First Guide to Statistical Computations in R', by Torben Martinussen, Ib Michael Skovgaard, and Helle Sørensen, Biofolia 2012.
 
Kursusmateriale
R and RStudio is free and open source, and may be downloaded from the internet.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Bo Markussen, bomar@life.ku.dk, Institut for Grundvidenskab og Miljø, Tlf: 353-20778
 
Deltagerbetaling
Free for PhD students from UCPH SCIENCE. Please contact the course responsible at bomar@life.ku.dk if you are not from UCPH SCIENCE.
 
Kursus omkostninger
None
 
Evalueringsform
The course is graded as passed/failed. To pass the student must either participate in 5 of the 6 course days, or take a small oral examination.
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forberedelse80
forelæsninger20
teoretiske øvelser25

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