2020-2021 / STAT0730-3

Biostatistics, Statistical analysis software

Duration

10h Th, 16h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)2 crédits 
 Specialised master in health care data management5 crédits 

Lecturer

Anne-Françoise Donneau, Catherine Quantin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The statistical software R, as well as various packages are viewed throughout the course. During the lectures, the statistical analysis methods presented in therotical courses will be applied on real databases. Special attention will be given to the interpretation of the results provided by the software.      

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The main purpose of the course is to become familiar with the use of R.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Corequis: STAT0730-A-b or STAT1001-1 and STAT0420-1 or equivalent.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Please take with you the lecture notes, a PC with R/Rcmdr installed.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Hybrid learning.
Tutorals available before the courses. Exercices on eCampus.  

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Slides, tutorials, book of exercices and databases will be available to the students

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

A practice exam on computer online with eCampus. It lasts for about 2 hours  and it will take place in January.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

* Anne-Françoise DONNEAU (Professor), Quartier Hôpital, Avenue Hippocrate, 13 - Bât 23, 4000 Liège - Belgique. Tél: 04-366.47.90 Email: afdonneau@uliege.be  
* Assistant : Nadia DARDENNE, Quartier Hôpital, Avenue Hippocrate, 13 - Bât 23, 4000 Liège - Belgique - Tél: 04-366.33.40 - Email:ndardenne@uliege.be