Teaching within the Medical / Non-Medical PhD Programme
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Introduction to Medical Statistics and Epidemiology
Description:
Within this seminar knowledge is imparted about the basics of medical statistics and epidemiology. An introduction to descriptive statistics is given as well as to the construction and interpretation of a confidence interval. The principle of statistical testing will be explained and basic topics on epidemiology will be discussed. The concept of correlation and linear regression is taught. Important statistical aspects that play a role within the planning of a confirmatory clinical study are introduced. The principle of meta-analysis will also be explained.
Sessions (do not build on one another):
- Descriptive statistics and confidence intervals
- Statistical testing
- Introduction to epidemiology
- Correlation and linear regression
- Planning of a confirmatory clinical study
- Introduction to meta-analysis
Language: German and English (alternating) - The next will be in English
Scope:
- 6 x 2 teaching units
Next Dates:
TBA
Location:
TBA
Registration: Via Moodle or by email to phd-info@uke.de
Contact:
Andrea Großer grosser@uke.de
Prodekanat für Forschung phd-info@uke.de -
Advanced Statistics
Description:
In this lecture series you will learn about event-time analysis and basic principles of machine learning. The introduction to diagnostic studies is also part of the lecture series. The handling of clustered data and missing values will be presented.
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge in medical statistics (see e.g. our lecture series Introduction to Medical Statistics and Epidemiology)
Sessions:
- My rate to die - Time to event analysis
- Machine learning
- Causal inference
- How to evaluate screening methods - Diagnostic studies
- Cluster in your data - Mixed models (hierarchical or multilevel models)
- Fill the gap - How to handle missing data
Language: English
Scope:
- 6 x 2 teaching units
Next Dates:
Date Time Topic Location 07.10.2025 16:00-17:30h Cluster in your data - Mixed models (hierarchical or multilevel models) N43 lecture hall 14.10.2025 16:00-17:30h Fill the gap - How to handle missing data N43 lecture hall 21.10.2025 16:00-17:30h Causal inference N55 lecture hall 28.10.2025 16:00-17:30h How to evaluate screening methods - Diagnostic studies W40 lecture hall 04.11.2025 16:00-17:30h My rate to die - Time to event analysis N55 lecture hall 11.11.2025 16:00-17:30h Machine learning N55 lecture hall Registration: Via Moodle or by email to phd-info@uke.de
Contact:
Andrea Großer grosser@uke.de
Prodekanat für Forschung phd-info@uke.de
