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MF9510E - Logistic regression, survival analysis and Cox-regression

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 outcomes

The participants shall get a basic understanding in the following areas: Analysis of proportions and relative risk, logistic regression, survival analysis and Cox regression. The program package Stata will be used in the exercises.

Admission

Ph.D. candidates at the University of Oslo and students at the Medical Student Research Programme will get first priority to the course. External applicants will be admitted if there are any available places.

The StudentWeb is open for registration from 1st June to 1st September.

Registration form for external applicants opens June 1st -

Final date for registration 1st September.

Maximum number of participants is 35.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisites

It is required that the participants have been through MF9130E -Introductory course in statistics / MF9130 - Innføring i statistikk or equivalent.

Recommended prior knowledge

Knowledge of linear regression.

Teaching

The course will be taught on the following dates:

22nd - 25th October 2012

The course is organized as full day teaching over 4 days and includes lectures, exercises and PC-labs.

NB! You have to participate in at least 80 % of the teaching to be allowed to take the exam. Attendance at lectures will be registered.

The course is also taugth in Norwegian:
MF9510 Logistisk regresjon, overlevelsesanalyse og Cox-regresjon

Exam information

A take-home exam will be given at the end of the course. Grading: Pass/fail.

Explanations and appeals

Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals

Evaluation of this course

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