- Docente: Jacopo Lenzi
- Credits: 2
- SSD: SECS-S/02
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Dental Hygiene (cod. 8481)
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from Apr 02, 2024 to May 28, 2024
Learning outcomes
Alla fine del corso lo studente conosce i metodi e concetti principali della statistica applicata alla ricerca nell'ambito delle scienze bio-mediche sperimentali. Lo studente è in grado inoltre di: - descrivere, interpretare e comunicare in modo appropriato le informazioni raccolte su un collettivo di unità sperimentali o pazienti, - valutare le proprietà teoriche delle misurazioni effettuate in ambito biomedico e le loro caratteristiche in termini di sensibilità e specificità, - utilizzare i principali modelli probabilistici per a) predire il comportamento di una variabile biologica nella popolazione o in gruppi di pazienti , b) prendere razionalmente decisioni tra più ipotesi diagnostiche o terapeutiche in presenza di incertezza.
Course contents
Observation units, variables and types of data.
Statistical surveys and data preparation.
Frequency distributions and data visualizations.
Means and measures of statistical dispersion.
Shapes of a distribution.
Relationship between two variables: contingency tables and correlation measures.
Statistical tests for comparing means, frequencies and distributions.
Measures of diagnostic accuracy.
Main epidemiological study designs.
Readings/Bibliography
In-depth readings:
1. Pagano, M., & K. Gauvreau. 2003. Biostatistica, II edizione italiana. Naples: Idelson-Gnocchi. [Chapters 1–3, 11–17]
2. Bonita, R., R. Beaglehole, & T. Kjellström. 2006. Basic epidemiology, 2nd ed. Geneva: World Health Organization. [Chapters 1–3, 5, 8]. [Free download: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/43541/9241547073_eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]
Teaching methods
Taught classes, computer lab classes, and self-assessment quizzes.
Assessment methods
Twenty-five-minute quiz consisting of 16 questions with 4 possible answers.
The test is passed if the student answers at least 8 questions correctly. There are no penalties for wrong answers. Students who fail the exam are permitted to retake it on any of the subsequent exam dates.
Calculators and formularies are unnecessary. Non-native Italian speakers are allowed to use a dictionary.
Students can schedule a meeting by email to review and discuss their past exam with the professor.
Teaching tools
The slides and scientific articles presented in class will be made available to the students on the university's online platform.
Office hours
See the website of Jacopo Lenzi