6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Faculty
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Quota applies
This unit is quota restricted. Selection is on a first-in, first enrolled basis.
Unit guides
Synopsis
Confounding and effect modification, logistic regression, conditional logistic regression for matched case-control studies, linear regression, diagnostics to assess model fit, model estimation methods, Poisson regression for rates, Stata statistical software.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply regression methods to epidemiological data.
- interpret regression methods in terms of the epidemiological concepts of confounding and effect modification.
- analyse epidemiological data using statistical software on a laptop computer.
- discuss critically the regression methods used in published articles on epidemiological research studies.
- estimate sample size requirements in the context of simple regression modelling.
Assessment
Four written assignments (10%, 35%, 35%, 20% each)
Workload requirements
2 x 2 block days plus average of 9 hours per week comprised of a mix of directed and self-directed learning
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