BVST041c Statistics - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Marie Budíková, Dr. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Lucie Burešová (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Jiří Jarkovský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MVDr. Halina Matějová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Marie Budíková, Dr.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 19:00–19:50 M1,01017
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BVVP0321c Nutrition in health promotion and public health I - exercises
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. Claculation and interpretation of avarage values. Calculation and interpretation of variability indicators. Choice criteria for suitable position and variability indicators. Assessment of normal distribution parametres. 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. Základy statistiky. 1. vyd. Brno: Vydavatelství Masarykovy univerzity, 1995, 29 s. ISBN 8021011718. info
Teaching methods
class exercises
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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