Fundamentals of Biostatistics

Code: MAT14059I

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Mathematics

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Presentation

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde e bem-estar - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Trabalho decente e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

Consumo e produção responsáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

Learning Goals

It is intended that students know the essential topics of Probabilities and Statistics that allow them to understand the statistics used in their area of expertise, enabling the subsequent application of appropriate analysis techniques and the consequent interpretation of results.
Provide the necessary conditions for the proper use of statistical software.
Skills:
- Ability to critically select and organize information;
- Ability to apply various statistical tools in different contexts to aid decision-making;
- Ability to interpret the results critically;
- Ability to use statistical software rationally.

Exploratory Data Analysis
Main probability distributions
Confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for one and two populations.
Introduction to analysis of variance and assumptions validation

Teaching Methods

The teaching sessions are theoretical-practical, combining the concepts with their application to concrete veterinary medicine cases, including practical exercises to consolidate the fundamental concepts. The remaining sessions will be purely computer-assisted practice using real data, with the students actively participating in their analysis and discussion, with the outputs always being interpreted critically. Students are encouraged to solve problems with data from this area on their own in order to develop autonomy.
Continuous assessment is achieved by doing coursework assignments (50%) and one test (50%). Alternatively, the assessment by exam is done by a final exam (100%).