ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL DATA

STA4AMD

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

With emphasis on case-control and cohort studies, this course introduces statistical concepts and analytical methods as applied to data encountered in biomedical and clinical sciences. Topics include moment and characteristic functions, odds and rate ratios, Fisher exact and chi-square tests for association, likelihood and profile likelihood functions, Mantel-Haenszel and Woolf estimation, matching and sample size calculation, logistic regression (matched and unmatched), Poisson regression and related techniques (zero-inflated and negative Binomial), and receiver operating characteristic curve. The course provides students a foundation to evaluate information critically to support clinical research objectives.

Faculty: Faculty of Science, Tech & Engineering

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Agus Salim

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: STA3BS

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: STA5AMD

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Agus Salim

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

PracticalWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
four assignments		20
one 2-hour examination		80

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day