View Specification DocumentBiostatistics (Bologna) STATS4066
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Credits: 12
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
The course provides the basic concepts and the statistical methods for the analysis of problems in the biomedical sciences
Timetable
Timetable information is available from the University of Bologna.
http://corsi.unibo.it/1Cycle/StatisticalSciences/Pages/course-timetable.aspx?CodiceCorso=8873&Indirizzo=A32&AnnoCorso=2
Requirements of Entry
This course is only available to students on the Double Degree programme in Statistics with the University of Bologna.
Excluded Courses
Statistics 3B: Biostatistics [STATS3012]
Biostatistics [STATS4006]
Biostatistics (Level M) [STATS5015]
Co-requisites
-/-
Assessment
End-of-course examination, carried out in accordance with the assessment procedures and regulations of the University of Bologna.
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
This course aims
■ to expose students to the statistical problems arising in the biomedical sciences;
■ to develop a thorough understanding of different types of epidemiological studies as well as key epidemiological measures; and
■ to train students in fitting and interpreting models for survival data as well as generalised linear models applied to biomedical data
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ calculate and interpret the principal epidemiological measures, such as prevalence and incidence, in various types of epidemiological studies;
■ fit and interpret generalized linear models applied to biomedical data; and
■ apply the methods and models for the analysis of survival data.