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Modul MA2600-KP07

Biostatistics 2 (BioSt2KP07)

Duration:


1 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each summer semester
Credit points:


7
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Bachelor CLS 2023 (compulsory), mathematics, 4th semester
  • Bachelor CLS 2016 (compulsory), mathematics, 4th semester
Classes and lectures:
  • Biostatistics 2 (practical course, 2 SWS)
  • Biostatistics 2 (exercise, 1 SWS)
  • Biostatistics 2 (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
  • 40 Hours private studies
  • 15 Hours exam preparation
  • 85 Hours programming
  • 70 Hours in-classroom work
Contents of teaching:
  • Assumptions in the classical linear model
  • Last squares method and geometric representation
  • Stochastic properties, testing the general linear hypothesis, construction of confidence intervals and confidence ellipsoids
  • Regression diagnostics and model choice
  • Logistic regression: basics, model specification, threshold model, maximum likelihood estimation, tests and confidence intervals
  • Survival Analysis: Kaplan-Meier curves, Log-Rank test, assumptions and parameter estimation in Cox regression
  • Data structures in R, functions and functionals in R
  • Statistical analysis in R: descriptive statistics (frequency tables, metrics), graphical representation, statistical tests (t-, X2-, U-, Log-Rank-), executable protocolls (literate programming) with knitr, bootstrapping, cross-validation, linear regression, logistic regression, Cox regression
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • The students are able to enumerate and explain the assumptions of the classical linear model.
  • They are able to describe typical applications of the classical linear model.
  • They are able to list the differences between the linear model and the logistic regression model.
  • They are able to describe possible error sources in modelling the linear model.
  • They are able to calculate the estimators (point and interval estimators, residual, prediction) in the linear model by hand.
  • They are able to evaluate the graphics for regression diagnostics in the linear model.
  • They are able to interpret the results of studies, where a linear, a logistic or a Cox regression model was applied.
  • They are able to draw and interpret Kaplan-Meier curves.
  • They are able to perform data transformations.
  • They are able to program their own R functions.
  • They are able to present data by suitable and pleasing graphics.
  • They are able to conduct linear, logistic and Cox regression analysis by means of R packages and to evaluate the results on the computer.
  • They are able to execute statistical tests (t-, X2-, U-, Log-Rank-) in R, to formulate the hypotheses and to make a test decision.
  • They are able to illustrate the principle of bootstrapping and cross-validation and to implement it in R.
  • They are able to create a report that meets the requirements of academic work by means of the R package knitr.
Grading through:
  • written exam
Is requisite for:
Requires:
Responsible for this module:
  • Prof. Dr. rer. biol. hum. Inke König
Teachers:
  • Dr. rer. hum. biol. Björn-Hergen Laabs
  • MitarbeiterInnen des Instituts
Literature:
  • Fahrmeir, Ludwig; Kneib, Thomas; Lang, Stefan (2009): Regression: Modelle, Methoden und Anwendungen - Springer: Heidelberg
  • Dobson, Annette J & Barnett, Adrian (2008): An Introduction to Generalized Linear Models, 3rd ed. - Chapman & Hall/CRC: Boca Raton
  • Sachs, Lothar; Hedderich, Jürgen: Angewandte Statistik: Methodensammlung mit R - 15. Auflage, Springer: Heidelberg
  • Ligges, Uwe: Programmieren mit R - 3. Auflage, Springer: Heidelberg
Language:
  • offered only in German
Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None (The competencies of the modules listed under 'Requires' are needed for this module, but are not a formal prerequisite)

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- Examination prerequisites can be defined at the beginning of the semester. If preliminary work is defined, it must have been completed and positively evaluated before the first examination.

Module exam(s):
- MA2600-L1: Biostatistics 2, written exam, 90 min, 100 % of module grade

Letzte Änderung:
7.2.2023