Basics of Biostatistics (SL_002)
About Study Course
Objective
To provide basic knowledge and skills in the planning of appropriate quantitative research, data mining and statistical data processing methods (descriptive statistics and inference statistics methods for the assessment of differences) necessary for the development of scientific research work and application of statistical indicators in their speciality.
Prerequisites
Secondary school level knowledge in Mathematics and Informatics.
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge and skills in the planning of appropriate quantitative research, data mining, statistical data processing methods (descriptive statistics and inference statistics methods for the assessment of differences) necessary for the development of scientific research work and application of statistical indicators in their specialty.
After completing the course, the students will have acquired the knowledge that will allow to:
* choose the most appropriate data collection method;
* recognise statistical terminology and basic methods used in various types of publications;
* manually implement commonly used data analysis methods;
* know the criteria for using data processing techniques;
* correctly interpret the most important statistical indicators.
As a result of study course acquisition students will be able to:
* choose appropriate data processing methods, including ability to perform statistical hypotheses testing;
* statistically process research data;
* correctly prepare data for statistical processing;
* create tables and charts with the obtained results.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to argument and make decisions about statistical data processing methods, use them to achieve research aims.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, MF | 8 | Master’s | Limited choice | Ieva Reine | |
| Medicine, SSNMF | 8 | Master’s | Limited choice | Ieva Reine | |
| Medicine, SSNMFz | 7 | Master’s | Limited choice | Ieva Reine |
