basic notions and methods of statistics useful to understand and interpret
biological phenomena;
interpretation of clinical and laboratory findings;
evaluation of benefit, risk and cost of clinical strategies;
evaluation of efficacy and effectiveness of therapy (with special reference to
drug evaluation);
evaluation of intervention strategies in Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Prerequisites
Teaching Methods
lecture practicals
Further information
Type of Assessment
written examination
Course program
Probability calculus. Bayes Theorem and Diagnosis. Test sensibility and specificity; predictive values. Binomial; Gauss distributions. Descriptive statistics.
Interpretation of clinical and laboratory findings.
Variability of clinical measurements. Agreement and reliability.
Random Sampling. Estimators and confidence intervals.
Experimental Designs and Controlled Clinical Trials.
Observational Studies and Etiological research