Event Details
Dates:
16, 17, 18, 19 March 2021 (Online)
14, 15, 16, 17 September 2021 (Online or Classroom TBA)
Please note that the course dates and/or venue may be subject to change.
Time: 9.00am - 12.30pm each day
Venue: Online or Classroom TBA
Format: Until it is possible to run the course face-to-face again, we will be offering the course online via Zoom over the four scheduled mornings, as follows:
• During the lectures, the presenters use polls and other tools to elicit the engagement and interaction of participants, who are asked to keep their cameras on as far as possible to approximate the real classroom experience
• During the tutorials, break-out rooms are used to facilitate small-group discussions (2-3 people)
• All course material is provided electronically before the course, and solutions to the tutorials are made available as the course progresses.
Duration: 4 half day sessions
Fees:
Internal applicants $230.00 * Fee applies to staff from MCRI, RCH and DOPs only
External full-time students and MACH affiliated clinical fellows $560.00
External applicants $835.00
Course Details
A comprehensive introduction to the key underlying concepts of statistics and the most commonly used methods of statistical analysis in health research, with a focus on simple research questions and study designs such as randomised trials, and emphasis on the interpretation of statistical findings.
Topics covered in the course include:
- Methods for describing data (descriptive statistics)
- Introduction to statistical inference: the target parameter (population), as defined by the research question, and its estimation (in the sample)
- Key concepts: standard error, confidence interval, hypothesis test
- Continuous outcomes: estimating means and their differences
- Binary (dichotomous) outcomes: proportion, risk difference, risk ratio, odds ratio
- The elements of sample size estimation: the basics
Materials supplied: A full set of course notes will be made available in electronic format
Participants to supply: calculator.
Payment and registration
Please note: in general this is a two-step process, you must arrange payment & then register on Trybooking
Payment via eProcurement (for internal MCRI staff only):
1) Payment must be made via eProcurement. Staff must not make credit card payment and seek reimbursement from an MCRI cost centre as this is not permitted.
Access eProcurement here or from the MCRI intranet homepage. Log in and click on CEBU courses and add to the shopping cart the CEBU course/s you wish to enrol in. Proceed to checkout and submit the requisition. Once your Cost Centre manager approves it, CEBU will email you with the promotional code to register for the course.
2) Registration: Use the code obtained at Step 1 to register for the course on the Trybooking site
Note: your place in the course is not confirmed until you have registered via Trybooking.
Payment by invoice (for RCH employees and approved external organisations):
1) Email cebu.admin@mcri.edu.au, providing full details of your name, organisation name and the name and email address of the person responsible for payment. Include the course name and date (many of our courses are run multiple times) and the cost of the course.
2) CEBU will issue the invoice and then provide you with a code so you can register for the course on the Trybooking site.
3) Registration: Use the code obtained at Step 2 to register for the course on the Trybooking site
Note: your place in the course is not confirmed until you have registered via Trybooking.
Payment by credit card: Proceed directly to Trybooking and follow the prompts to make payment.and register.
Please note there is a Trybooking fee of 50 cents per registration which will be applied when you register online.
Cancellation of registration: You can apply for a refund or request to change the course session to a different date, pending availability, within 7 calendar days prior to the course start date. No refunds or credits will be issued for cancellations or non-attendance after this time.
Register for Introduction to Biostatistics HERE.
Enquiries:
Fiona Snashall or Julie Perkins
Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics Unit (CEBU)
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
The Royal Children's Hospital
Flemington Road
PARKVILLE VIC 3052
T: 9345 6368 (Fiona Snashall or Julie Perkins)
E:cebu.admin@mcri.edu.au