Biostatistics

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/M_OBIOSTA14

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce several standard statistical methods and the use of the statistical software SPSS to the students.

Course Content

This course focuses on the practical application and interpretation of statistical analyses. A lot of attention is given to regression analysis in case of continuous, binary or survival outcome variables. But also the t-test, the chi-square test and analysis of variance are discussed.
• analysis of continuous outcome variables: t-test, ANOVA and linear regression analysis;
• analysis of binary outcome variables: chi-square test and logistic regression;
• analysis of survival data: Kaplan Meier curves and Cox regression analysis;
• multiple regression analysis: association and prediction models;
• repeated measures analysis: repeated measures ANOVA.

Teaching Methods

The course consists of seven lectures, seven exercise classes and self
- study. In the exercise classes students will actively apply the discussed methods to several datasets using the statistical software SPSS.

Literature

1. BR Kirkwood & JAC Sterne (2003). Essential Medical Statistics
- 2nd edition. Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford 2. Gerber, SB and Voelkl Finn, K (2005). Using SPSS for Windows – data analysis and graphics. Springer, New York (electronic access at university via http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/0-387-27604
- 1/page/1).

Custom Course Registration

All students of the Master's Programme in Oncology have to attend the compulsory Courses of the programme. For all you courses you must register through vunet.vu.nl. This way, you find out immediately if a place is available. All activities for which you are registered will be displayed in your personal timetable, which also includes any timetable changes. If you have not registered for a course then you will not be admitted to that course, you will not be assigned to a group, you will not be able to use Blackboard, you will have no timetable, your grades will not be recorded, etc. In short, you will not be able to take part. From the moment that you are conditionally registered for a programme, you can sign up for specific courses via VUnet (vunet.vu.nl.

Additional Information

Coordinator: Dr. B.I. (Birgit) Lissenberg-Witte Contact: [email protected]