To main content To navigation

Life Sciences

Principles of Biostatistics

When:

03 June - 08 June 2019

School:

Summer School on Modern Methods in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Institution:

Harvard University and Karolinska Institutet

City:

Treviso

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Credits:

0.0 EC

Fee:

1450 EUR

Interested?

About

Introduces the fundamental principles of statistics applied to biomedicine. The topics to be covered include: descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency, probability, diagnostic testing, population and sample, comparison of proportions. At the end of the course, students will be able to understand the descriptive statistical methodologies which are used in clinical and epidemiological studies and to utilize the estimates obtained from suitably selected samples, in order to draw statistical inferences.

Course leader

Marcello Pagano (Harvard School of Public Health)

Target group

Physicians, clinicians and public health professionals from public and private institutions who are looking for systematic training in the principles of epidemiology and biostatistics, or epidemiology applied to health care planning and evaluation. They will acquire familiarity with epidemiological and biostatistical principles and techniques and with the computational tools needed to solve practical problems.

Students in biostatistics and epidemiology, and researchers both from public and private institutions who wish to increase their familiarity with quantitative methods or to deepen their knowledge of a specific area of interest, so they can more effectively address problems in health research. They will gain knowledge in modern, advanced methods useful for health professionals engaged in clinical practice, research and teaching.

Course aim

This course introduces the fundamental principles of statistics applied to biomedicine.

Interested?

When:

03 June - 08 June 2019

School:

Summer School on Modern Methods in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Institution:

Harvard University and Karolinska Institutet

Language:

English

Credits:

0.0 EC

Fee:

1450 EUR, For University students: Registration before March 24th, 2019 €1,250. After March 24th, 2017 €1,450.

Fee:

1600 EUR, For general participants: Registration before March 24th, 2019 €1,450. After March 24th, 2017 €1,650.

Visit school

Stay up-to-date about our summer schools!

If you don’t want to miss out on new summer school courses, subscribe to our monthly newsletter.