BVST021p Statistics - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Anna Gerylovová, CSc. (lecturer), prof. MUDr. Jan Holčík, DrSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Anna Gerylovová, CSc.
Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Administration – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Anna Gerylovová, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Aim of the subject is to provide students with knowledge necessary to collection, analyze and presentation of data and verifying hypothesis. The sense of it is to point out the advantages and partial limitations of statistics. Students should be enabled understanding to subject-specific literature, using statistic information and evaluation of the results of statistical search.
Syllabus
  • Methods of random sampling. Rules for probabilities calculations, Bayes formula. Frequency and distributional function of normal and binomic distribution, work with tables. Schedule of survey sampling. Calculation and interpretation of average values. Calculation and interpretation of variability indicators. Choice criteria for suitable position and variability indicators. Assessment of normal distribution parameters. Probability assessment. Comparison of average and probable values (u-test, t-test). Pearsons correlation coefficient, regression line. Sequential correlation coefficient. Chi-squared test. Sign test, Wilcoxons test for comparison of two samples level. Risk calculation in prospective and retrospective studies.
Literature
  • GERYLOVOVÁ, Anna and Jan HOLČÍK. Úvod do statistiky. Text pro semináře. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000, 31 pp. ISBN 80-210-2301-5. info
  • GERYLOVOVÁ, Anna and Jan HOLČÍK. Statistical methodology in medical research. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Lékařská fakulta Univerzity J.E. Purkyně, 1990, 262 s. ISBN 80-210-0271-9. info
  • První titul je základní, druhý doplňkový.
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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