Postgraduate Course: Biostatistics (MATH11230)
Course Outline
School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This course will introduce statistical concepts and techniques commonly used in biomedical and epidemiological applications.The course is primarily intended to MSc students in Statistics with Data Science and Statistics and Operational Research but it is also available to fourth and fifth year undergraduate students enrolled in the degree programmes offered by the School of Mathematics. |
Course description |
In this course we will study a variety of concepts and techniques used in biomedical and epidemiological research. The R statistical software will be extensively used. Topics to be covered may include:
1)Measures of disease occurrence and of disease-exposure association
2)Study designs
3)Estimation and inference for measures of association
4)Causal inference, confounding, and interaction
5)Unconditional and conditional logistic regression
6)Analysis of survival data
7)Diagnostic testing
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Statistical Methodology (MATH10095) AND
Statistical Computing (MATH10093)
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
The Analysis of Survival Data (MATH11024) AND
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Other requirements | Note that PGT students on School of Mathematics MSc programmes are not required to have taken pre-requisite courses, but they are advised to check that they have studied the material covered in the syllabus of each pre-requisite course before enrolling. |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
69 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework: 20%, Examination: 80%. |
Feedback |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Biostatistics (MATH11230) | 2:120 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Recognise the role of statistics in biomedical and epidemiological research, understand different ways to measure health outcomes and suggest appropriate study designs.
- Be able to implement and interpret results from statistical techniques used in biomedical and epidemiological studies.
- Be able to use the R statistical software to analyse data derived from biomedical and epidemiological studies.
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Reading List
Jewell, N. P. (2003). Statistics for Epidemiology. CRC Press.
Woodward, M. (2014). Epidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis. 3rdedition, CRC Press.
Collet, D. (2015).Modelling Survival Data in Medical Research. 3rd edition, CRC Press. |
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Keywords | BioStat,Biomedical Statistics,Epidemiology |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Bruce Worton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4884
Email: Bruce.Worton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kirstie Paterson
Tel:
Email: Kirstie.Paterson@ed.ac.uk |
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