- Docente: Sofia Avnet
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MEDS-24/A
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Dental Hygiene (cod. 8481)
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from Jan 12, 2027 to Jan 28, 2027
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will: understand the basics for independent and correct use of data; acquire the ability to apply statistical tests, taking into account the necessary and sufficient conditions for the results to have real clinical significance and not be affected by poor application, thus drawing erroneous conclusions; acquire the tools for a critical reading of medical literature; and be able to interact within the National Health Service (NHS) for epidemiological assessments or quality assurance.
Course contents
Statistics as a decision support tool, introduction to statistics, data sources, statistical variables, descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, variability and dispersion indices), inferential statistics and probability distributions, graphical representations, statistical tests for parametric and nonparametric analyses, survival analysis, open source computer tools for statistical analyses.
Readings/Bibliography
Documents or links provided during the lessons
Assessment methods
written and oral examination
Office hours
See the website of Sofia Avnet