Course Basic Biostatistics - part 1

The course P1050/44 Basic Biostatistics Part 1 is being offered by the Graduate School of Health, Aarhus University, 2025.

Criteria for participation: 
University degree in medicine, dentistry, nursing, or Master’s degree in other fields and/or postgraduate research fellows (PhD students and research-year medical students).

Requirements for participation:
Participants are expected to be familiar with their statistical package.

Aim: 
The course provides the students with basic skills using the most common, simple statistical models and analyzes in medical research.

Learning outcomes: 

1. Document and handle data needed for a statistical analysis
2. Chose a relevant statistical model for a given research question and evaluate the assumptions of the statistical analysis
3. Perform a statistical analysis based on the chosen model
4. Describe the results of the statistical analysis, and discuss the results in relation to the scientific question
5. Make simple calculations of sample sizes for the planning of a comparative study

Workload: The full workload of the course is expected to be 60 hours

Content: Basic statistical concepts such as mean, standard deviation, model, estimate, test, p-value, and confidence interval. One and two sample problems, paired data. Non-parametric methods. The binomial distribution, and analysis of cross tabulated data. Model diagnostics. Power and sample size calculations.

Instructors: Professor Erik Thorlund Parner and TBAs

Venue: Aarhus University, Aarhus (other)

Participation in the course is without cost for:

• PhD students, Health Research Year students from Aarhus University
• PhD students enrolled at partner universities of the Nordoc collaboration
• PhD students from other institutions in the open market agreement for PhD courses

Course dates:

• 03 September 2025 09:15 - 16:00
• 10 September 2025 09:15 - 16:00
• 17 September 2025 09:15 - 16:00
• 24 September 2025 09:15 - 16:00