5 ECTS credits
125 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1004819BNR for all students in the 2nd semester
at
a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
- Semester
- 2nd semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Impossible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Enrollment Requirements
- Om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor 'Biostatistiek' moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor alle opleidingsonderdelen van het eerste jaar van de bachelor FW voor de opleiding Farmaceutische Wetenschappen OF
moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor Wetenschappelijke lijn 1' en 'wiskunde voor de opleiding Biomedische Wetenschappen OF
moet men ingeschreven zijn in het verkort Bachelor programma Farmaceutische Wetenschappen/Biomedische Wetenschappen.
- Taught in
- Dutch
- Faculty
- Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
- Department
- Public Health Sciences
- Educational team
- Kurt Barbé
(course titular)
Susanne Blotwijk
Robin Van den Bossche
- Activities and contact hours
- 30 contact hours Lecture
30 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
- Course Content
Introduction to probability theory and the theorem of Bayes.
Variables and distributions.
Types of variables and scales.
Descriptive statistics.
Important theoretical distributions.
Estimators and confidence intervals.
Hypothesis tests.
F-test, and independent and paired t-tests.
Tests for categorical variables.
Non-parametric techniques.
Analysis of variance.
Regression analysis.
- Course material
- Digital course material (Required) : Cursusnotas behorende bij de hoorcolleges zijn ter beschikking, Canvas
Handbook (Recommended) : Essential Medical Statistics, B. Kirkwood and J. Sterne, 2de, wiley - Blackwell, 9780865428713, 2003
- Additional info
Course reader available on the e-learning platform Pointcarré.
Complementary study material:
Essentials of Medical Statistics
Betty Kirkwood
Blackwell Scientific Press
ISBN 0-632-01052-5
- Learning Outcomes
-
General competencies
The objective of the course is to teach basic concepts of data analysis. The emphasis of the course is on definitions, techniques, and the selection of an appropriate method of data analysis. Mathematical proofs are not discussed. Each of the methods is extensively illustrated with practical examples.
- Grading
-
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- schriftelijk openboek examen
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 100% of the final mark.
Note: De kennis van de stof (aangebracht tijdens de hoorcollege en de praktische oefeningen) wordt met een schriftelijk openboek examen geevalueerd
- Additional info regarding evaluation
Open book, written examination
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.
Academic context
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Verkort traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences: Abridged (only offered in Dutch)