The course includes both lectures and practical activities. Lectures will be supported by the course handout projected in the classroom, which is made available to students from the beginning of the course. Some lectures will include "quick tests" carried out collectively and followed by discussion. Throughout the course, exercises will be assigned as homework and corrected in class, in order to prepare students for the exercises in the final exam. Both the quick tests and the exercise corrections allow students to self-assess their learning and, at the same time, allow the lecturer to monitor the progress of the class's knowledge.
Contents
The course will cover the following topics:
Scientific method and applications of statistics in the biomedical sciences. The concept of variables, frequency calculation, and frequency distributions. Descriptive statistics: measures of central tendency and symmetry, measures of dispersion, and graphical representation of data. The concept of probability and probability distributions, with a focus on notable probability distributions. Statistical inference, procedures for statistical hypothesis testing, p-value and its interpretation. Critical reading of a scientific article, with particular reference to the interpretation of results.
Course Language
Italian
More information
The lecturer encourages students to ask questions during lectures to clarify any doubts. Office hours are held by appointment, to be arranged via email: emanuelemaria.giusti@uninsubria.it
