Postgraduate Course: Advanced Statistical Methods: Categorical & Survival Data (PUHR11005)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Public Health Research |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Understanding and application of, and interpretation of findings from, (i) methods of analysis suited to survival data, and (ii) more advanced statistical methods suited to categorical data. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will be able to:
- Undertake logistic regression and related analyses using SPSS;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the interpretation of logistic regression analyses;
- Recognise the need for specialised techniques for handling survival data;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the interpretation of survival analyses;
- Knowledge of and ability to select suitable analytical approaches to statistical modelling, and for exploring interactions and confounding |
Assessment Information
| Assignment comprising data report |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Niall Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3212
Email: Niall.Anderson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Margaret Luttrell
Tel:
Email: Maggie.Luttrell@ed.ac.uk |
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