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Open University: Biostatistics 1, autumn 2024

Open university
smart for good
Date:
27.9.2024 - 20.12.2024
Credits:
3 ECTS credits
Location:
Kuopio
Continuous learning category:
Social welfare and health care
Teaching format:
Online teaching, Distance teaching
Price:
60 € (VAT 0%)
Jatkuva oppiminen verkkosivut

Content

The covered topics in this course include the basic descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion i.e. variance, standard deviation, standard error, confidence interval) and the basic inferential statistics that are used to test hypotheses (t-test, chi2-test, analysis of variance, correlation, regression, non-parametric analyses).

Learning outcomes

After this course, the student:

  • can recognize different kinds of data and variables
  • can explain how to describe data
  • can explain what is a hypothesis
  • can choose the correct statistical method for testing a hypothesis
  • are familiar with the theories and calculations that the statistical programs use in the analyses
  • are able to interpret the output from the statistical programs and draw conclusions about the hypothesis based on the results

    Generic skills: Student learns to analyze and interpret data and learn time management with regular scheduled exercises throughout the course.

Implementation methods

Online lectures (not mandatory to be present), online reading, Moodle exercises, SPSS exercises. 81 hours.

This is an online course. The course is taught in an online Moodle learning environment 27.9. - 20.12.2024.

You need to have access to SPSS software to study this course. SPSS software can be downloaded onto your personal computer after registration and receiving right to study.

Lectures (online):

04.10.2024 09.00 - 11.00

23.10.2024 14.00 - 16.00

01.11.2024 13.00 - 15.00

12.11.2024 13.00 - 15.00

22.11.2024 14.00 - 16.00

03.12.2024 09.00 - 11.00

12.12.2024 09.00 - 11.00

You can attend the lectures online. Attending the lectures is not mandatory. The lectures are recorded.

Study materials:

The course is loosely based on the books Streiner & Norman - Biostatistics: the bare essentials and Donnelly - The complete idiot's guide to statistics.

Evaluation criteria: Pass/fail. To pass the course, the student needs to complete all the mandatory sections in Moodle.

Teacher: Associate professor of nutrition and public health (especially nutritional epidemiology) Jyrki Virtanen

This price holds for the academic year 2024–2025.

For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi).

By paying the study fee, the student receives a temporary right to study that entitles them to attend a particular course. The right to study is course-specific, and is required to complete the course as specified in the syllabus for the term, covering both teaching and course exams. If the course is continuously open for registration, the maximum time to complete the course is from 1 August to 31 July for that academic year.

Literature acquisition costs and borrowing fees are not included in the tuition fee.

If your employer would pay your tuition fee, please contact our training secretary. Their contact details are below.

Day time teaching
Irrespective of time
English

Register for studies

I Click the registration button on this page. You will be directed to our registration service with the study unit already selected. You can add several study units to your study cart before you continue. 

II Proceed to identify yourself using the Suomi.fi service, fill in your personal information to the registration form, confirm your registration and pay the study fees. If you cannot use the Suomi.fi service, please contact our training secretary, their information can be found below. 

Please note that the registration is binding. For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi)

III Your registration will typically be processed in 2-5 working days. During peak registration periods, this may take up to 10 days. After this period, you will get an automatic message which includes a link to the starting instructions. Please read and follow the instructions carefully.  

 

If you have not studied at UEF before, you will also receive instructions for activating a UEF username. If you already have a UEF username, change the password to your account. 

 

Your username will receive full access rights when your study right begins.  

 

If you can’t find these messages, remember to check your email’s trash folder, and contact the open university staff if needed. 

 

If your employer will pay your tuition fee, please contact our student affairs secretary.

Their contact information can be found below. 

Registration starts:
2024-08-05 09:00
Registration ends:
2024-09-24 23:59