Course: Statistics in healthcare

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Course title Statistics in healthcare
Course code KMA/ZSZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Picek Jan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Volf Petr, doc. CSc.
Course content
Research representative and unrepresentative samples. Methods of measurement and data acquisition. Pilot studies and its significance. Statistical tests, parametric tests, nonparametric tests, correlation. Interpretation of the results of the research. Reviews scientific reports.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 3 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Application of the statistics and probability - the solving of simple problems of data processing.
Knowledge of information technology in health care and basic data analysis methods
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Requirements on credit: Term paper and its defense, test.
Recommended literature
  • BUDÍKOVÁ, M., KRÁLOVÁ, M., MAROŠ, B. Průvodce základními statistickými metodami. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3243-5.
  • HENDL, J. Přehled statistických metod: analýza a metaanalýza dat. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0200-4.
  • LEPŠ, J. Biostatistika. České Budějovice: Episteme, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7394-587-9.
  • NEUBAUER, Jiří, Marek SEDLAČÍK a Oldřich KŘÍŽ. Základy statistiky: aplikace v technických a ekonomických oborech. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5786-5.
  • WALKER, I. Výzkumné metody a statistika. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-3920-5.
  • ZVÁROVÁ, Jana. Základy statistiky pro biomedicínské obory. Praha: Karolinum, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1931-6.


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