Biostatistics
Bioestatística
Curse code:9494329
José Américo Almeida de Brito
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
The general objective of this CU is the basic theoretical knowledge in Probability Theory and Statistical Inference and solution of concrete problems requiring the analysis and interpretation of numerical data collected in the field of biological and health sciences.
Syllabus:
- Introduction
- Random variables and scale
- Descriptive statistics
- Basic probability
- Random variables
- Estimation of confidence intervals for average, proportion and variance
- Hypothesis testing
- Some common tests
- Association between random variables
- Simple Linear Regression
Suggested Bibliography:
- F Galvão de Mello. Probabilidades e Estatística - conceitos e métodos fundamentais I, Escolar Editora (2ªedição), Lisboa 2000. ISBN 972-592-095-3
- F Galvão de Mello. Probabilidades e Estatística - conceitos e métodos fundamentais II, Escolar Editora (1ªedição), Lisboa 1997. ISBN 972-592-095-3
- M. Pagano and K. Gauvreau. Principles of Biostatistics, Duxbury Thompson Learning (2nd Edition), 2000. ISBN 978-0-534-22902-3
- B. Rosner. Fundamentals of Biostatistics, Duxbury Thompson Brooks/Cole (6th Edition), 2006. ISBN 978-0-495-06441-1