STATISTICS APPLIED TO MEDICINE
Degree course:
Corso di First cycle degree in Biomedical Laboratory techniques
Academic year when starting the degree:
2021/2022
Year:
1
Academic year in which the course will be held:
2021/2022
Course type:
Basic compulsory subjects
Credits:
1
Period:
First Semester
Standard lectures hours:
12
Detail of lecture’s hours:
Lesson (12 hours)
Assessment:
Voto Finale
Frequency distribution, mode, mean and median.
Variability: range, semi-range, variance and standard deviation. Variability coefficient. Symmetry. Variable transformations: log. Geometric mean. Box-plot.
Validity, accuracy and precision of measurements.
Accuracy: bias; sensitivity, specificity and ROC curve of a diagnostic test.
Precision: agreement among two different operators (Cohen’s K), reliability (variability coefficient, reliability coefficient, Bland-Altman plots).
Lesson notes on the e-learning web pages
Lectures and homeworks
Reception of students by appointment, please contact the teacher at: giovanni.veronesi@uninsubria.it