ID:
503393
Duration (hours):
16
CFU:
2
SSD:
STATISTICA PER LA RICERCA SPERIMENTALE E TECNOLOGICA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Primo Semestre (01/10/2025 - 16/01/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course gives tools for bivariate analysis and interpretation of data in healthcare area.
In detail, the course aims to develop the theoretical and practical knowledge of the most frequent inferential statistical methodologies (knowledge and comprehension), as well as the ability to correctly apply this knowledge both to new experimental situations and to published research studies (ability to apply knowledge and comprehension).
At the end of the course the student will be able to independently perform basic statistical analyses and communicate in an appropriate way the findings, as well as to understand and critically evaluate the published evidences in relation to their work context.
In detail, the course aims to develop the theoretical and practical knowledge of the most frequent inferential statistical methodologies (knowledge and comprehension), as well as the ability to correctly apply this knowledge both to new experimental situations and to published research studies (ability to apply knowledge and comprehension).
At the end of the course the student will be able to independently perform basic statistical analyses and communicate in an appropriate way the findings, as well as to understand and critically evaluate the published evidences in relation to their work context.
Course Prerequisites
The course is part of the basic training of students: together with Physics, Medical Statistics and Computer Science, it is a prerequisite for lessons and activities in the healthcare field. To better follow the course, the student must have attended and acquired basic skills in Medical Statistics and Biometrics.
Teaching Methods
The plan of the course is based on academic lectures and practical section (problem solving approach).
The course is organized in lectures and practical exercises. With the problem solving approach, learners will be introduced to the correct application of inferential analysis procedures and interpretation of results.
Practical exercises are not aimed at the application of theoretical concepts on experimental data sets, but at the interpretation / comprehension of scientific evidence deriving from the correct application of inferential statistics techniques.
The course is organized in lectures and practical exercises. With the problem solving approach, learners will be introduced to the correct application of inferential analysis procedures and interpretation of results.
Practical exercises are not aimed at the application of theoretical concepts on experimental data sets, but at the interpretation / comprehension of scientific evidence deriving from the correct application of inferential statistics techniques.
Assessment Methods
The examination will be written with a problem solving approach and integrated with Medical statistics and biometry. The student must demonstrate not only to know and correctly apply the techniques of analysis (knowledge and skills), but to be able to interpret the results obtained and communicate in a scientifically correct way the evidences form the analyses (competence). Three closed questions on theory aspects are also provided.
Texts
- Lantieri P, Risso D, Ravera G. Statistica medica per le professioni sanitarie. McGraw-Hill.
- Triola, Triola. Fondamenti di Statistica per le discipline biomediche. Pearson, 2017
- MC Whitlock, D Schluter. ANALISI STATISTICA DEI DATI BIOLOGICI.
Zanichelli.
- Swinscow & Campbell. Le basi della Statistica per le Scienze bio-mediche. X Edizione. Minerva Medica.
Any other Biostatistics or Medical Statistics manual may be used.
https://labstat.wixsite.com/statperlaricerca/
pwd:statistica
- Triola, Triola. Fondamenti di Statistica per le discipline biomediche. Pearson, 2017
- MC Whitlock, D Schluter. ANALISI STATISTICA DEI DATI BIOLOGICI.
Zanichelli.
- Swinscow & Campbell. Le basi della Statistica per le Scienze bio-mediche. X Edizione. Minerva Medica.
Any other Biostatistics or Medical Statistics manual may be used.
https://labstat.wixsite.com/statperlaricerca/
pwd:statistica
Contents
Inferential statistics
The R environment for data analysis. How to use it and the main objects
Hypothesis testing. How to set it up, perform it, and interpret a hypothesis test
Student's t-test for independent data. When is it applied? How is it calculated? How is it interpreted?
Student's t-test for paired data: when is it applied? How is it calculated? How is it interpreted?
Statistical test for correlation coefficient
Chi-square test: when is it applied? How is it calculated? How is it interpreted?
Clinical and statistical significance
The R environment for data analysis. How to use it and the main objects
Hypothesis testing. How to set it up, perform it, and interpret a hypothesis test
Student's t-test for independent data. When is it applied? How is it calculated? How is it interpreted?
Student's t-test for paired data: when is it applied? How is it calculated? How is it interpreted?
Statistical test for correlation coefficient
Chi-square test: when is it applied? How is it calculated? How is it interpreted?
Clinical and statistical significance
Course Language
Italian
More information
The professor receives by appointment only at the Department of Neuroscience and Behavior Sciences, located at Via Bassi 21, Medical Statistics and Genetics Unit. You can contact him by writing to davide.gentilini@unipv.it.
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