The course begins with basic knowledge of statistics, presenting methods for descriptive statistics of various kinds of data. The fundamental tests used in biomedical statistics will be presented. Key concepts of epidemiological methodology will be presented. At the end of the course the student will be able to understand statistical results reported in biomedical literature, and to use simple techniques for statistical analysis and presentation of results.
Fowler, Jarvis, Chevannes - Practical statistics for nursing and health care, Wiley