MEDFL5510E – Logistic regression, survival analysis and Cox-regression
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The aim of the course is to make the participants familiar with advanced statistical regression methods applied to clinical research and epidemiology. This will give the participants a better basis for following the increasing part of medical literature making use of such methods. The course will also be a good starting point for those who want to use these methods in their own research.
Learning outcome
The participants shall get a basic understanding in the following areas:
- Analysis of proportions and relative risk
- Logistic regression
- Survival analysis and Cox regression
Admission to the course
The course is reserved for students at the Medical Student Research Programme at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry, UiO.
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Students will upon registration receive an immediate reply in?StudentWeb?as to whether a seat at this course is granted or not.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
MEDFL5130E – Introductory course in statistics / MEDFL5130 – Innf?ring i statistikk or equivalent.
Recommended previous knowledge
Knowledge of linear regression.
Overlapping courses
- 4 credits overlap with MEDFL5510.
- 4 credits overlap with MF9510 – Logistisk regresjon, overlevelsesanalyse og Cox-regresjon (continued).
- 4 credits overlap with MF9510E – Logistic regression, survival analysis and Cox-regression.
- 4 credits overlap with FHE4120 – Introduction to Logistic and Cox regression.
Teaching
The course is organized as full day teaching over four days and includes lectures, exercises and PC-labs.
The program package Stata will be used in the exercises.
You have to participate in at least 80 % of the teaching to be allowed to take the exam. Attendance will be registered.
Examination
Home exam to be submitted four weeks after the course.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English. You may submit your response in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.
Grading scale
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