CEBU statistics and data management resources
CEBU resources and training for researchers
The Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) has developed a variety of resources to assist with your research. As a specialised group focusing on biostatistics, epidemiological methods, and data management, we provide expertise and support to all researchers at the Melbourne Children’s campus.
CEBU also undertakes methodological research as the lead node of the Victorian Centre for Biostatistics (ViCBiostat), contributing to advancements in statistical methods and their applications in health research.
The Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) has developed a variety of resources to assist with your research. As a specialised group focusing on biostatistics, epidemiological methods, and data management, we provide expertise and support...
The Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) has developed a variety of resources to assist with your research. As a specialised group focusing on biostatistics, epidemiological methods, and data management, we provide expertise and support to all researchers at the Melbourne Children’s campus.
CEBU also undertakes methodological research as the lead node of the Victorian Centre for Biostatistics (ViCBiostat), contributing to advancements in statistical methods and their applications in health research.
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) courses
At the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU), we offer a comprehensive range of short courses in clinical and population health research methods. Our courses cover conceptualisation, design, and statistical analysis to support your research endeavours.
Research Methods Courses
- Designing Your Qualitative Research Study: Learn the essentials of designing a robust research study.
- Introduction to Biostatistics: Gain foundational knowledge in biostatistics for health research.
- Observational Studies: Modern Concepts & Analytic Methods: Understand contemporary approaches and methods in observational studies.
- Clinical Trial Design and Analysis: Explore the basics and recent advances in clinical trial design and analysis.
Computer Software Courses
- REDCap: Master the use of REDCap for data collection and management.
- Stata: Learn how to use Stata for statistical analysis.
- R: Get hands-on experience with R for data analysis and visualization.
For more details, see our CEBU courses.
Training videos
We have developed videos to guide through what you need to know to get started in human participant research, and calculate your sample size. Find them at the Melbourne Children's Research Hub.
ViCBiostat courses
As a lead partner of ViCBiostat, CEBU contributes to the delivery of a range of short courses in advanced statistical methods, usually as part of the annual summer school.
For more details on VicBiostat short courses:
Software developed by CEBU
Stata commands
- Using the REDCap API - Github
- baselinetable: A Command for Creating one- and Two-way Tables of Summary Statistics - Sage Journals
- 'zanthro' - Standardizing Anthropometric Measures in Children and Adolescents with Functions for Egen: Update - Sage Journals
- CEBU examples of graphs and the code to generate them
R packages/functions
- R package for survival analysis with time-dependent covariates - Github
- R package for survival analysis with multiple causes of death - Github
- R function medRCT: Estimating mediation effects that emulate a target randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and templates
Statistics
- Statistical Analysis Plan template (trials) – Figshare
- Statistical Analysis Plan template (observational studies) – Figshare
- Good Stata Programming SOP – Figshare
Data management
- Data Management Plan
- REDCap Project User Management SOP Trial – Figshare
- REDCap Project User Management SOP Non-Trial – Figshare
- REDCap Project Change Control SOP – Figshare
- REDCap Project Change Control SOP: Non-Trial – Figshare
- Template for data cleaning guidance and SOP – Figshare
Trials
Data science journal club
CEBU runs a monthly journal club/discussion forum that seeks to bring together data analysts/scientists from across the Melbourne Children's campus to discuss methods for answering research questions using data. Let us know if you are a data analyst/scientist within the campus and would like to be included.
If you would like to join please contact CEBU.
Clinical trials journal club (Biostatisticians)
Joint with the University of Melbourne's Methods and Implementation Support for Clinical and Health research hub (MISCH)
The clinical trial statisticians from CEBU and MISCH have a joint journal club where they discuss advanced statistical topics related to clinical trials. This journal club is for statisticians only.
If you would like to join please contact CEBU.
Clinical trials journal club (Trialists)
Joint with the Melbourne Children's campus' Clinical Research Development Office (CRDO).
CRDO & CEBU run a bimonthly journal club/discussion forum that seeks to bring together clinical researchers to discuss issues around trial design and trial methodology. If you are a clinician within the Melbourne Children's campus (RCH/UoM Department of Paediatrics or MCRI) and are interested in learning more about designing trials this is the journal club for you.
You can join by sending a request email to show email address
More information
- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) group
- Learn about our methodological research as a lead node of ViCBiostat
- Clinical Research Development Office (CRDO)
- Melbourne Children’s LifeCourse Initiative
- Australian Clinical Trials Alliance - Statistics in Trials Interest Group (ACTA-STInG)
- Methods and Implementation Support for Clinical and Health Research Hub (MISCH)
- VCCC Alliance - INvestigator-initiated trials
Contact us
If you have any queries, please email us: show email address
For more specific help and support are available to researchers based at the Melbourne Children's Campus.