Postgraduate Course: Advanced Statistical Methods: Categorical & Survival Data (PUHR11005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
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 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Niall Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3212
Email: Niall.Anderson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Margaret Luttrell-Outsios
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Maggie.Luttrell@ed.ac.uk |
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