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| STAT0700-1 | Probability and Statistics Applied to Biomedical Sciences, 3rd year
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Adelin Albert |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course starts with an introduction to descriptive statistics, outlining methods to summarise data graphically (bar diagram, histogram, cumulative frequency distribution) or numerically (mean value, standard deviation, proportion, percentiles, median, range, correlation). Next, there is an introduction to sampling theory and probability theory whch bridge descriptive statistics to inferential statistics (standard error, confidence interval). Finally, some of the major statistical tests are described including the use of statistical tables (Normal Z, Student t, Snedecor F and chi-squared). |
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| Course objective : | Statistics plays a major role in public health sciences. The course is intended to give students the basics of statistical thinking, reasoning and computing. Emphasis will be put on (1) data analysis, (2) planning of experiments and survey, (3) research, (4) critical reading of the scientific literature, and (5) the logic of scientific reasoning. Students should be able to carry out the statistical analysis of a dataset by means of a pocket calculator and give a proper interpretation of the results. |
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| Prerequisites : | The mathematical knowledge acquired in higher education school should suffice to comprehend the course |
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| Workshops : | A total of 15 hours of practice.
In statistics, practice is essentiaL Therefore students are kindly requested to attent all practical sessions. These will take place after the theoretical course for 1 hour. Students can finish their work at home.
Please take with you the lecture notes, a pocket calculator and a pad. |
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| Organization : | The course will be taught by Professor Paul GERARD (Institut de Mathématique, Service de Statistique - tél: 04-366.93.84 -Email: Paul.Gerard@ulg.ac.be.) on Fridays from 17h00 to 19h00 at the University hospital (CHU, auditorium Welsch) and at the following dates: 23/9, 30/9, 7/10, 21/10, 28/10, 4/11, 18/11. |
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| Written notes : | Students will have to buy the lecture notes "Biostatistics, A. Albert, edition 2005" at the secretarial office of Professor A. Albert (School of Public Health, University Hospital, CHU, B35) at the cost of 15 EUR. This book contains the course material as well the main statistical tables. It will be used during exercise sessions and at the final examination. Finally, it can be used as a reference book in biostatistics in subsequent years.
Textbook
D.G. Altman. Practical statistics for medical research. Chapman & Hall, London, 2000. |
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| Assessment : | A written test will take place in January. Any score of 10 or more will be considered as a success, exempting the student from the examination in June or September. All exams are written exams and students can used their lectures notes or any other documents. Exams are scored 0-20. |
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| Contacts : | Head of Department
Adelin ALBERT (Professeur ordinaire), Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique (DSSP)- Informatique Médicale et Biostatistique, CHU Sart Tilman (B35), 4000 Liège.
Tél: 04-366.25.91/90 - Fax: 04-366.25.96
Email: aalbert@ulg.ac.be
Lecturer
Paul GERARD (Chargé de cours), Département des Sciences Mathématiques, Service de Statistique, Institut de Mathématique, Sart Tilman (B37), 4000 Liège
Tél: 04-366.93.84 - Fax: 04-366.95.47
Email: Paul.Gerard@ulg.ac.be
Secretary
Mrs Anna MARCHETTA, Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique (DSSP)- Informatique Médicale et Biostatistique (IMBS), CHU Sart Tilman (B35), 4000 Liège.
Tél: 04-366.25.90 - Fax: 04-366.25.96
Email: imbs@ulg.ac.be
Assistants
Laurence SEIDEL-VERMEERSCH (coordination)
Tél: 04-366.25.95 - Email: Laurence.Seidel@ulg.ac.be
Laetitia COMTE
Tél: 04-366.94.60 - Email: L.Comte@ulg.ac.be
Anne-Françoise DONNEAU
Tél: 04-366.47.90 - Email: afdonneau@ulg.ac.be
David MAGIS
Tél: 04-366.94.24 - Email: David.Magis@ulg.ac.be
Sophie VANBELLE
Tél: 04-366.47.90 - Email: Sophie.Vanbelle@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | None |
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