Methods in Biostatistics (Boulesteix, Janitza, Probst)
Lectures with tutorials, summer semester 2016
Updates:
| Date | Topics |
|---|---|
| 02.08.2016 | The make-up exam will take place on 13.12.2016 at 10am in the IBE libary. Please write an email to probst@ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de by 02.12.2016 if you need to take part in the make-up exam. |
| 28.07.2016 | The exam results are displayed on the first floor at the Institute of Statistics. |
| 02.08.201 | A review of the exam will take place on Thursday, 02.08.2016, at 15 o'clock in K U1 834 at the IBE. |
| 28.06.2016 | The following resources are allowed during the exam: three A4 sheets, double-sided (so 6 pages), handwritten. |
| 09.06.2016 |
Please write an email to probst@ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de by 10.07.2016 to register for the exam. Please inlude your name, matriculation number, course of study (including examination regulations) for which the exam should count towards, and if applicable your confirmation for an extension of examination time. |
| 03.05.2016 | There will be no lecture on 23.05. The lecture will be postponed to Wednesday, 18.05 from 08:30 to 10:00am (Room HGB A 015). |
| 20.04.2016 | The tutorial will now start at 08:30 and end at 10:00am. |
| 04.03.2016 | The lecture homepage is online. |
Instructors
| Lecture | Prof. Dr. Anne-Laure Boulesteix |
|---|---|
| Tutorial Part A | M.Sc. M.Sc. Silke Janitza |
| Tutorial Part B | M.Sc. Philipp Probst |
Location and Time
| Session | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | Monday | 09:00 - 12:00 | HGB B 015 |
| Tutorial | Wednesday (every two weeks) | 08:30 - 10:00 | HGB A 015 |
Dates and Topics
| Date | Session | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 11.04.2016 | Lecture |
A1: Introduction to clinical trials, ethical aspects, structure, bias |
| 18.04.2016 | Lecture | A2: Randomization |
| 20.04.2016 | Tutorial(Part A) | Sheet 1 |
| 25.04.2016 | Lecture |
A3: Study design and analysis of continous outcomes |
| 02.05.2016 | Lecture | A4: Analysis of binary outcomes |
| 04.05.2016 | Tutorial (Part A) | Sheet 2 |
| 09.05.2016 | Lecture | A5: Specialized design (Cluster-randomized studies, crossover studies) and meta-analysis |
| 16.05.2016 | Cancelled | Whitmonday |
| 18.05.2016 (08:30-10:00) Nur an diesem Termin in HGB A 015 |
Lecture | A6: Subgroup analysis, interactions, multiple testing |
| 25.05.2016 | Tutorial (Part A) | Sheet 3 |
| 30.05.2016 | Lecture | A6: Subgroup analysis, interactions, multiple testing |
| 06.06.2016 | Lecture | A7: Interim analysis, adaptive designs |
| 08.06.2016 | Tutorial (Part A) | Sheet 4 |
| 13.06.2016 | Lecture | A7: Interim analysis, adaptive designs
B1: Introduction, Design, Examples |
| 20.06.2016 | Lecture | B2: Binary diagnostics tests |
| 22.06.2016 | Tutorial (Part B) | Sheet 5 |
| 27.06.2016 | Lecture | B2: Binary diagnostic tests
B3: Continous diagnostic tests (ROC, AUC) |
| 04.07.2016 | Lecture | B3: Continous diagnostic tests (ROC, AUC)
B4: Verification bias and imperfect reference tests |
| 06.07.2016 | Tutorial | Sheet 6 |
| 13.07.2016 | Tutorial | Sheet 7 |
Exam
- Date: 25.07.2016 at 09:00 o'clock
- Location: HGB A 125
- Length: 120 Minutes
- Allowed references: 3 handwritten DIN A4 sheets and a non-programmable calculator
- Please bring your student ID and a photo ID to the exam.
- Exam registriation: Please write an email to probst@ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de by 10.07.2016 to register for the exam. Please inlude your name, matriculation number, course of study (including examination regulations) for which the exam should count towards, and if applicable your confirmation for an extension of examination time.
Literature
- Part A (Clinical Trials): Matthews JNS (2006). Introduction to randomized controlled clinical trials (2. Auflage), CRC Press.
- Part B (Diagnostics): Pepe, Margaret Sullivan (2003). The statistical evaluation of medical tests for classification and prediction, Oxford University Press.
Material
The material for the lecture and tutorial can be found under the following link: LSF