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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of HEALTH SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of BIOSTATISTICS and MEDICAL INFORMATICS / Masters with Thesis
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TBB5071Statistical Techniques in Health Sciences2+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of BIOSTATISTICS and MEDICAL INFORMATICS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-LecturerAssoc. Prof. Dr. Kemal Turan
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To provide students designing skills with statistical thinking use of experimental and analytical biostatistics systems. Its accessible style allows it to be used by the non-mathematician as a fundamental component of successful research.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : learn statistical edpidemiology concepts1,41,6
PO - 2 : learn statistical terminology1,41,6
PO - 3 : determine sampling size and statistical power1,41,6
PO - 4 : learn statistical designing techniques being aware of randomization, blocking controlling ect1,41,6
PO - 5 : evaluate a study design using statistical thinking1,41,6
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Statistiksel Theori and terminology with distribution and sampling concepts twill be given given. While keeping statistical thinking in focus, fundemantal statistical techniques wiil be given. Parametric (dağılımlar, örnek sayısı tespiti ve teorisi, t-testi, korrelasyon, ANOVA) and Non-parametric tests (sign, Man Whitney U ve Kruskal Wallis) , study design principles along with the application of 2x2 tables will be given.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Describing Data.
 Week 2Probability
 Week 3Analysing Means and Proportions.
 Week 4Analysing Variances, Counts and Other Measures.
 Week 5Bayesian Methods
 Week 6Regression and Correlation.
 Week 7Comparison of Several Groups.
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Experimental Design.
 Week 10Analysing Non-Normal Data.
 Week 11Modelling Continous Data.
 Week 12Further Regresson Models for a Continuous Response.
 Week 13Multivariate Methods.
 Week 14Statistical Methods in Epidemiology.
 Week 15Survival Analysis.
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Peter Armitage, Geoffrey Berry, J. N. S. Matthews . 2001. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 4th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell
 
Recommended Reading
1Gonick, L. and Smith, W. (1993). The Cartoon Guide to Statistics. New York: Harper Collins.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 23/04/209 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 23/06/209 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Uygulama 2 8 16
Total work load16