Introduction to Applied Biostatistics: Statistics for Medical Research - Osaka University

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Learn data analysis for medical research with practical hands-on examples using R Commander. The following course, offered by Edx, will help you improve your skills and achieve your professional goals. During the program you will study different subjects which are deemed to be useful for those who want to enhance their professional career. Sign up for more information!

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  • Medical training
  • IT
  • Medical
  • Medical Research
  • Statistics

Course programme

Want to learn how to analyze real-world medical data, but unsure where to begin? This Applied Biostatistics course provides an introduction to important topics in medical statistical concepts and reasoning. Each topic will be introduced with examples from published clinical research papers; and all homework assignments will expose learner to hands-on data analysis using real-life datasets. This course also represents an introduction to basic epidemiological concepts covering study designs and sample size computation. Open-source, easy-to-use software will be used such as R Commander and PS sample size software.

What you'll learn
  • Important topics in medical statistical concepts and reasoning
  • Epidemiological Study Designs
  • Data analysis using R Commander

Additional information

Ayumi Shintani Professor Ayumi Shintani is an award-winning lecturer who taught this course for 10 years to young physician scientists in Vanderbilt Master of Science in Clinical Research course. Ayumi has more than 190 peer-reviewed publications and she had contributed to more than 60 NIH grant awards while she worked at Vanderbilt.

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Introduction to Applied Biostatistics: Statistics for Medical Research - Osaka University

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