Biostats Course VHM 801

Biostats Course VHM 801 at AVC - Winter Semester 2018

Welcome to the homepage of the biostats course VHM 801 at AVC, last updated 23/4-2018.

Course assignments and exam

Final exam, Thursday April 19. Solution.
4th home assignment (15%): posted Sunday Mar 25, due Wednesday Apr 4.
3rd home assignment (10%): posted Monday Mar 12, due Monday Mar 19. Solution.
Optional mid-term exam, Wednesday Mar 7. Solution.
2nd home assignment (15%): posted Monday Feb 19, due Monday Feb 26. Solution.
1st home assignment (10%): posted Wednesday Jan 31, due Wednesday Feb 7. Solution.
Instructions for home assignments.
Guidelines for project (optional, to replace the 4th home assignment).

Schedule for the Winter Semester 2018:

lectures (L) on Wednesdays, 9:00-11:00am in AVC 278N
- first lecture on Jan 3, last lecture on Apr 11,
labs/practicals (P) on Mondays 1:00pm-4:00pm in the large computer lab (AVC 218S), except for some Thursdays and Fridays (1-4pm): Jan 12, Feb 16, Mar 29 and Apr 13
- first lab on Jan 8, last lab on Apr 13,
optional open hours consultancy/review (R) for VHM 801: Wednesdays 1-2pm and Thursdays 1-2pm,
home assignments on Jan 31, Feb 19, Mar 12, Mar 28 (deadlines one week later),
optional mid-term exam Wednesday Mar 7, 9:00-10:00am, AVC 278N,
final exam on Thursday April 19, 9:00am-12:00pm, AVC 278N.

Session	Date	Hours	Room	Topics	Textbook reference
1-L	Wed 3/1	9-11	LC	Introduction; Descriptive stats	S:1.1+2+3; BM:1+2; MMC:1.1-2
1-P	Mon 8/1	13-16	CL	Meet Minitab	MM:ch8; 1:1,10,16,42,51,65,72; x:1 (1:22,77; x:2)
2-L	Wed 10/1	9-11	LC	Sampling; Experimental design	S:1; BM:7+8; MMC:2.6+3.0-2
2-P	Fri 12/1	13-16	CL		2:7,67; 3:4,10,14,40,95; x:3 (2:69; 3:18,19,52,94)
3-L	Wed 17/1	9-11	LC	Probability; Distributions and random variables	S:4; BM:9+10; MMC:4
3-P	Mon 22/1	13-16	CL		4:14,26,48,71,75,76,78,107,108,122,123; x:4 (4:9,10,52,56,73,92,115; x:5,6)
4-L	Wed 24/1	9-11	LC	Normal and binomial distributions; Sampling distributions	S:5+6; BM:11+12+13; MMC: 1.3+5
4-P	Mon 29/1	13-16	CL		1:110,111,113,117,121,127,145; 3:77,79; 5:33,49,51; x:4(c),7,8; home assign.2001:1 (1:123,144; 4:10,60; 5:47,53; x:9)
5-L	Wed 31/1	9-11	LC	Statistical inference I: estimation, confidence intervals	S:7; BM:14.1-3+15.1-2; MMC:3.3+6.1
5-P	Mon 5/2	13-16	CL		5:7,14,40,54; 6:13,14,33,45; x:10,11 (5:9,59,64; home assign.2010:1)
5-R	Wed 7/2	13-14	S		5:7,40; 6:33
6-L	Wed 7/2	9-11	LC	Statistical inference II: tests; One continuous sample	S:8; BM:14.5-7+15.3-4+17; MMC: 6.2-3+7.1
6-P	Mon 12/2	13-16	CL		6:68,70,85,87,95,140; 7:4,50,64,73,74; x:12 (6:46,103,108,142; home assign.2009:2)
6-R	Wed 14/2	13-14	S		6:85,95; 7:4,64
7-L	Wed 14/2	9-11	LC	Two continuous samples; One and two discrete samples	S:7.3+8.2+9; BM:18+19+20; MMC:7.2+8
7-P	Fri 16/2	13-16	CL		7:58,59,91,102,103,104,143,145; 8:1,21,62,84,85; x:13 (7:40,66,93,132; 8:98; midterm 2013)
7-R	Wed 21/2	13-14	S		7:102,103; 8:62 ; x:13
8-L	Wed 21/2	9-11	LC	Non-parametric methods; Power and sample size	BM:27.1-2+19.5; MMC:6.4; notes
8-P	Mon 26/2	13-16	CL		6:38,39,115; 7:68,127,129; 8:33; 27:8,19; x:14 (x:15; midterm 2012)
8-R	Wed 28/2	13-14	S		7:127,129; 27:19; midterm 2012
9-L	Wed 28/2	9-11	LC	Two-way tables	S:2.5+11.2; BM:5+22; MMC:2.5+9.1-2
9-P	Mon 5/3	13-16	CL		9:20,36,38,39,40,44,48,50,52; x:16 (8:67,103; 9:62; midterm 2016)
9-R	Wed 7/3	13-14	S		9:20,50; x:16
ME	Wed 7/3	9-10	LC	Mid-term exam
ME-R	Wed 14/3	13-14	S		midterm 2018
10-L	Wed 14/3	9-11	LC	One-way analysis of variance	S:11.3; BM:24+26.1-2+27.3; MMC:12
10-P	Mon 19/3	13-16	CL		6:7; 12:1,9,26,35,43,54,55; 27:45; x:17,18 (12:27,40; 27:22; final 2014:2)
10-R	Wed 21/3	13-14	S		12:54,55; 27:45
11-L	Wed 21/3	9-11	LC	Simple linear regression	S:10.2-3; BM:4+23; MMC:2.1+2.3+10.1-2
11-P	Mon 26/3	13-16	CL		2:11,12,48,53,59; 10:12,17,38,39; x:19 (10:26; final2006:3; final 2014:1)
11-R	Wed 28/3	13-14	S		2:53; 10:17; final2006:3
12-L	Wed 28/3	9-11	LC	Correlation and regresssion; Bayesian methods	S:10.1; BM:3+23.5; MMC:2.2+2.4+10.2; IPS supplement (regression) + notes (Bayesian)
12-P	Thu 29/3	13-16	CL		2:2,27,28,57,60; 10:7,33,40; x:20,21; final2014:3 (2:50,59; 10:18,27; final2012:1)
12-R	Wed 4/4	13-14	S		x:20,21; final 2014:3
13-L	Wed 4/4	9-11	LC	Two-way analysis of variance	BM:26.4-6; MMC:13
13-P	Mon 9/4	13-16	CL		13:3,4,15,16,19,31; 26:7,8,33,37; home assign.2003:4; final 2013:2 (26:17,18,19; home assign.2011:4b)
13-R	Wed 11/4	13-14	S
14-L	Wed 11/4	9-11	LC	Course wrap-up
14-P	Fri 13/4	13- 16	CL		final 2010 (final 2011:1,3; final 2012:3; final 2013:1,3; final 2015; final 2016)

LC = AVC Learning Commons, room 278N; CL = AVC large Computer Lab (room 218S); S = AVC 3 South seminar room (351S),
legend for textbooks: S=Stephens; BM: Baldi & Moore; MMC: Moore, McCabe & Craig,
listing of exercises: numbers refer to Supplementary exercises MMC, x=Extra exercises, parenthesis=optional

Other information

Practical info (course aim and organization, etc.)
Solutions and do-files for exercises
Minitab files from teaching sessions (lectures/labs/reviews)
Links to statistical applets
Statistical tables: Tables A-F of PSLS 3e, Tables 1-5 of S
Student list
Course syllabus for mid-term exam
Course syllabus (for final exam)
Course evaluation (questionnaire)
Note on course textbook
Assorted media links
List of articles used for Home assignment IV
Reporting of statistics in publications:
- Lang & Altman (2013), Basic statistical reporting for articles published in biomedical journals: the SAMPL guidelines (link to page at the Equator Network),
- Equator Network
- Another list of Research reporting guidelines and initiatives,
- Bailar & Mosteller (1988), Guidelines for statistical reporting in articles for medical journals, Ann Intern Med., 108, 266-73 (UPEI access/Moodle).
Announcement of Biostats VHM 801 course (e-mail 23/11-2017)
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Contact

Henrik Stryhn, Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College,
room 412S, phone: (902) 894-2847, fax: (902) 566-0823, e-mail: hstryhn@upei.ca.

Henrik Stryhn (hstryhn@upei.ca)