- Docente: Lisa Argnani
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 5907)
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from Mar 31, 2025 to Apr 23, 2025
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student knows the statistical and statistical-epidemiological methodologies applied to the clinical-care field and the relevance of understanding and interpreting data for health planning, organization and management of health services.
Course contents
The course covers the following topics:
Overview of the search process. Purpose and methods of literature analysis. Identify and develop the research problem. Present the hypothesis.
Statistical concepts and study design. The motivation for statistical analysis. Basic concepts of statistical techniques. Description. Inference. Sample selection.
Parametric techniques. The relationships and correlation between variables. Regression. T test and ANOVA.
Nominal and ordinal data. Differences between groups. Compare expected and observed data.
Measurements and probabilities. The measurement error. Measurement scales.
Quantitative research. Observational and experimental research. Experimental designs.
As regards skills, the student will learn the basics of statistical analysis of data from the clinical field, and to read scientific articles of the same origin with a critical point of view.
Readings/Bibliography
Martin Bland. Statistica medica. Maggioli Editore.
Daniele Coen. L'arte della probabilità. Raffaello Cortina Editore.
Salaffi, Scirè, Monti, Argnani. Metodologia della ricerca clinica ed epidemiologica. Mattioli 1885.
Teaching methods
Lectures and practical exercises with calculation and statistical tools
Assessment methods
Written exam (quiz plus any open-ended question) SOME QUESTIONS MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER (2 OUT OF 3), IN THIS CASE EACH OF THEM HAS 1.5 POINTS. IF 1 CORRECT ANSWER AND 1 WRONG ANSWER IS CROSSED OUT WITHIN THE SAME QUESTION, THIS ANSWER IS INVALIDATED AND DOES NOT RESULT IN A SCORE. FOR THE PERFECT ASSIGNMENT THE GRADE IS 30 WITH HONORS. IN THE CASE OF A MINOR ERROR (E.G. ANSWER TO AN OPEN QUESTION IF PRESENT NOT COMPLETE
THE EXAM CONSISTS OF 10 QUIZZES. 3 POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER. At
TA OR NOT VERY READABLE OR 1 ANSWER OUT OF 2 OF THE CORRECT) THE GRADE is 30.
Teaching tools
PowerPoint slides will be used as a teaching tool. PDFs of the slides will be made available to students.
Any students with DSA are asked to contact the teacher in advance, to discuss possible changes to the materials, or additional supports, as well as the exam method.
Office hours
See the website of Lisa Argnani