Biostats Course VHM 801

Biostats Course VHM 801 (VHM-8010-1) at AVC - Fall Semester 2021

Welcome to the homepage of the biostats course VHM 801 at AVC, last updated 17/12-2021.

Based on the current recommendations from UPEI, the plan is for a course with all sessions conducted in-person. Plans may be revised at any time as necessary based on recommendations from UPEI and the Chief Public Health Office of PEI.

Course assignments and exam

Final exam on Monday Dec 13. Solution.
4th home assignment (15%): posted Tuesday Nov 16, due Thursday Nov 25.
3rd home assignment (15%): posted Friday Nov 5, due Friday Nov 12. Solution.
Optional midterm exam, Thursday Oct 28. Solution.
2nd home assignment (10%): posted Monday Oct 18, due Monday Oct 25. Solution.
1st home assignment (10%): posted Friday Oct 1, due Friday Oct 8. Solution.
Instructions for home assignments and exam.
Guidelines for project (optional, to replace the 4th home assignment).

Preliminary schedule for the Fall Semester 2021:

lectures (L) on Thursdays, 9:00-11:00am in AVC 278N, except for Fridays 1:00-3:00pm on Oct 1 and Nov 12:
- first lecture on Sep 2, last lecture on Dec 2,
labs/practicals (P) on Mondays 1:00pm-4:00pm in the large computer lab (AVC 218S), except for Tuesday (9am-12pm) on Sep 7 and Friday (1-4pm) on Sep 10 and Oct 8:
- first lab on Sep 7, last lab on Dec 6,
optional open hours consultancy/review (R) for VHM 801: Tuesdays 1-2pm and Thursdays 12-1pm,
home assignments on Oct 1, Oct 18, Nov 5, Nov 18 (deadlines one week later),
optional mid-term exam Thursday Oct 28, 9:30-10:30am, AVC Lecture Theatre C,
final exam on Monday Dec 13, 9:00am-12:00pm, AVC Lecture Theatre A.

Session	Date	Hours	Room	Topics	Textbook reference
0-L	Mon 30/8	video		Introduction to the course
1-L	Thu 2/9	9-11	LC	Introduction; Data; Descriptive statistics	S:1.1+2+3; BM:1+2; MMC:1.1-2
1-P	Tue 7/9	9-12	CL	Meet Minitab	1:1,10,16,42,51,65,72; x:1; MM:ch8 (1:22,77; x:2)
2-L	Thu 9/9	9-11	LC	Sampling; Study design; Experimental design	S:1; BM:6+7; MMC:2.6+3.0-2
1-P	Fri 10/9	13-16	CL	Meet Minitab (second offering)
2-P	Mon 13/9	13-16	CL		2:7,67; 3:4,10,14,40,94; x:3 (2:69; 3:18,19,52,95)
3-L	Thu 16/9	9-11	LC	Probability; Distributions and random variables	S:4; BM:9+10; MMC:4
3-P	Mon 20/9	13-16	CL		4:9,14,26,48,71,75,76,78,92,107,122; x:4 (4:10,52,56,73,108,115,123; x:5,6)
3-R	Tue 21/9	13-14	LC		4:9,71; x:4
4-L	Thu 23/9	9-11	CL	Normal and binomial distributions; Sampling distributions	S:5+6; BM:11+12+13; MMC:1.3+5
4-P	Mon 27/9	13-16	CL		1:110,111,113,117,121,127,145; 3:74,77,79; 5:33,49,51; x:4(c),7,8; home assign.2001:1 (1:123,144; 4:10,60; 5:47,53; x:9)
4-R	Tue 28/9	13-14	LC		5:49,51; home assign.2001:1
5-L	Fri 1/10	13-15	CL	Statistical inference: estimation, confidence intervals, tests	S:7+8; BM:14+15.1-2; MMC:3.3+6.1-2
5-P	Mon 4/10	13-16	CL		5:7,14,54; 6:13,14,33,45,68,70,87,95,103,140 (5:9,40; 6:11,12,46,85,96; x:10,11,12,13)
5-R	Tue 5/10	13-14	LC		5:7; 6:33,95; x:13
6-L	Thu 7/10	9-11	CL	One and two continuous samples	S:8+9; BM:17+18; MMC:7
6-P	Fri 8/10	13-16	CL		7:4,50,64,73,74,91,102,103,104,132,143,145 (6:108,142; 7:58,59,66,93; home assign.2009:2)
6-P	Mon 18/10	13-16	CL	(second offering)
6-R	Thu 21/10	12-13	LC		7:4,64,102,103
7-L	Thu 21/10	9-11	CL	One and two discrete samples; Non-parametric methods	S:8+9; BM:19+20+27.1-2; MMC:8
7-P	Mon 25/10	13-16	CL		7:68; 8:1,21,62,84,85; 27:8,19; x:14,15 (8:98; x:16; midterm 2014; midterm 2013)
7-R	Tue 26/10	13.30-14.30	LC		x:14; 27:19; midterm 2013
ME	Thu 27/10	9:30-10:30	C	Mid-term exam
8-L	Fri 29/10	13-15	CL	Two-way tables; Statistical reporting	S:2.5+11.2; BM:5+20+22; MMC:2.5+8.2+9.1-2
8-P	Mon 1/11	13-16	CL		9:20,36,38,39,40,44,48,50,52; x:17 (9:62; final 2013:1; final 2014:1)
8-R	Tue 2/11	13-14	LC		9:20,50,62; x:17; final 2014:1
9-L	Thu 4/11	9-11	CL	One-way analysis of variance	S:11.3; BM:24+26.1-2+27.3; MMC:12
9-P	Mon 8/11	13-16	CL		6:7; 12:1,9,25,40,43,54,55; 27:22; x:18,19 (12:27; 27:45; final 2014:2)
9-R	Tue 9/11	13-14	LC		12:54,55; 27:45; x:19
10-L	Fri 12/11	13-15	LC2	Simple linear regression; Correlation	S:10.1-3; BM:3+4+23; MMC:2.1-4+10; IPS supplement (regression)
10-P	Mon 15/11	13-16	CL		2:2,11,12,27,28,48,60; 10:7,12,17,27,33,38,39; x:20,21; final 2006:3; final 2016:2 (2:57,59; 10:18,26,40; x:22)
10-R	Tue 16/11	13-14	LC		10:17,33; x:21; final 2006:3
11-L	Thu 18/11	9-11	LC	Multifactorial analysis (multiple regression; two-way analysis of variance)	S:10.4+BM:26.4-6+28.1-7; MMC:11+13
11-P	Mon 22/11	13-16	CL		11:15,16,17; 13:3,4,19,31; 26:7,8,33,37; 28:4,14 home assign.2003:4; final 2013:2 (11:6,45; 13:15,16; 26:17,18,19)
11-R	Tue 23/11	13-14	LC		13:31; 26:37; 28:14; final 2013:2; home assign.2003:4
12-L	Thu 25/11	9-11	LC	Power and sample size; Statistical inference revisited	BM:15+19.4; MMC:6.4; notes
12-P	Mon 29/11	13-16	CL		6:38,39,99,107,115; 7:127; 8:33; 12:35,36; x:23 (6:103,108,111; 7:129; 8:103; final 2013:3; final 2014:3; final 2016:1)
12-R	Tue 30/11	13-14	LC		6:107; 7:127; 8:103; final 2014:3; x:23
13-L	Thu 2/12	9-11	LC2	Course wrap-up	final 2015
13-P	Mon 6/12	13-16	CL		final 2015:3; final 2018f (final 2016:3; final 2018w; final 2019; final 2020:1)

LC = AVC Learning Commons, room 278N; LC2 = AVC Learning Commons, room 280N; CL = AVC large computer lab (218S); C = AVC Lecture Theatre C
legend for textbooks: S=Stephens; BM: Baldi & Moore; MMC: Moore, McCabe & Craig,

Other information

Practical info (course aim and organization, etc.)
Solutions and do-files for exercises
Links to statistical applets
Statistical tables: Tables A-F of PSLS 3e, Tables 1-5 of S
Minitab files from teaching sessions (lectures/labs)
Assorted media links
Course syllabus for mid-term exam
Course syllabus for final exam
Course evaluation (questionnaire)
List of articles used for Home assignment IV
Student list
Note on course textbook
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 30/6-2021)
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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)