Blockveranstaltung: Basic statistics for graduate students in the life sciences - an introduction using R - Details

Blockveranstaltung: Basic statistics for graduate students in the life sciences - an introduction using R - Details

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Course name Blockveranstaltung: Basic statistics for graduate students in the life sciences - an introduction using R
Subtitle
Course number 340061
Semester SoSe 2020
Current number of participants 13
maximum number of participants 15
Home institute Göttinger Graduiertenzentrum für Neurowissenschaften, Biophysik und molekulare Biowissenschaften (GGNB)
participating institutes Georg-August University School of Science (GAUSS) (für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften), Institut für Medizinische Statistik
Courses type Blockveranstaltung in category Teaching
Type/Form
Participants Target group: GGNB and GAUSS doctoral students.
Learning organisation This five-day course will take place in April-May 2020 (April 15, 16, 22, 29; May 6), 14:00-17:30h.

The course will take place in the Computer Room (CIP) of the Department of Medical Statistics, Humboldtallee 32, ground floor.

The course is given by Dr. Christian Röver (<christian.roever@med.uni-goettingen.de>)
ECTS points 1.0

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Comment/Description

This course is a 5-day introduction to the fundamental statistical concepts used in the analysis of experiments in the life sciences. The course covers the following topics:

 

- Data:

  data import, measurement levels basic summary statistics basic graphics

 

- Probability:

  probabilities, distributions, densities, quantiles, expectation, location/scale parameters, normal distribution

 

- Inference:

  estimation, confidence intervals, hypotheses, distribution parameters, decisions, errors, test, power, sample size, nonparametric tests

 

- Correlation and regression:

  bivariate data, linear regression, least-squares, correlation, generalized linear regression

 

- Advanced topics:

  nonlinear regression, multivariate regression, main effects, interactions, random effects, ANOVA

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "GGNB_Methods_2020_SoSe_February_April".
You can register and sign out for courses in April from 1-20 February. The slots will be assigned around 25 February.
In exceptional circumstances, you can still sign out before 29 February.
Your participation becomes binding on 1 March. Thereafter, cancellation is only possible with a) sick certificate, or b) statement by supervisor. If you do not provide this, you will be banned from courses for the current and next semester, as well as travel grants and other financial support.
By signing up you agree to frequently check your student e-mail account, as all information on courses will exclusively be sent to that account.
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • At least one of these conditions must be fulfilled for enrolment:
    • Degree is Promotionsprogramm
    • Degree is Promotionsstudiengang
    • Degree is PromProgramm Cotutelle
    • Degree is Promotion m.Abschlussprfg
  • The enrolment is possible from 01.02.2020, 00:00 to 20.02.2020, 23:59.
  • At least one of these conditions must be fulfilled for enrolment:
    • Subject is PhysicsBiologComplexSyste
    • Subject is Geography
    • Subject is Mathematical Sciences
    • Subject is Geographie
    • Subject is Environmental Informatics
    • Subject is Biomol:Struc-Func-Dynamic
    • Subject is Chemie
    • Subject is Emerging Infect. Diseases
    • Subject is Microbiology-Biochemistry
    • Subject is Geoscience
    • Subject is Molekulare Biologie
    • Subject is Environmental Informatics
    • Subject is Behavior and Cognition
    • Subject is Biologische Diversität und Ökologie
    • Subject is Genome Science
    • Subject is Theoret Computat Neurosci
    • Subject is Genes in Development, Disease and Evolution
    • Subject is Catalysis Sust.Synt.CaSuS
    • Subject is Neurowissenschaften
    • Subject is IRTG 2172 - PRoTECT
    • Subject is Physik
    • Subject is Umweltinformatik
    • Subject is Molekulare Medizin
    • Subject is Systems Neuroscience
    • Subject is MolecularBiology of Cells
    • Subject is MetalSites i.Biomolecules
    • Subject is Computer Science -PCS-
    • Subject is SensoryMotor Neuroscience
    • Subject is BioNutz-MolwissBiotechnol
    • Subject is Materialforschung Holz
    • Subject is Biologie
    • Subject is MolecularPhysi oftheBrain
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats in the affected courses have been assigned at 29.02.2020 on 23:59. Additional seats may be available via a wait list.
  • Enrolment is allowed for up to 2 courses of the admission set.
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