Introduction to Medical Statistics

Introduction to SPSS (statistical program package). Descriptive statistic for continuous and categorical variables (measures of location and spread, graphical display), probability, probability distribution, estimation, hypothesis testing, one- and two-sample test on mean values (Student T-test), non-parametric tests (Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney U-test), tests on differences in proportions (cross-table analysis; chi-square- and McNemar's test), correlation, linear regression.

The students should understand basic concepts and principles of statistical analysis, and be able to perform and interpret results from simple statistical analyses.

Lectures and compulsory excercises.