Biostats Course VHM 801

Biostats Course VHM 801 (VHM-8010-1) at AVC - Fall Semester 2022

Welcome to the homepage of the biostats course VHM 801 at AVC, last updated 19/12-2022.

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 Public Health Office of PEI.

Course assignments and exam

Final exam on Monday Dec 12. Solution.
4th home assignment (15%): posted Monday Nov 21, due Thursday Dec 1.
3rd home assignment (slightly updated) (10% or 15%): posted Thursday Nov 10, due Sunday Nov 20. Solution.
Optional midterm exam, Friday Nov 4. Solution.
2nd home assignment (10% or 15%): posted Thursday Oct 27, due Thursday Nov 3. Solution.
1st home assignment (10%): posted Monday Oct 3, due Thursday Oct 13. Solution.
Instructions for home assignments and exam.
Guidelines for project (optional, to replace the 4th home assignment).

Preliminary schedule for the Fall Semester 2022:

lectures (L) on Thursdays, 9:00-11:00am in AVC 278N:
- first lecture on Sep 1, last lecture on Dec 1,
labs/practicals (P) on Mondays 1:00pm-4:00pm in the large computer lab (AVC 218S), except for Wednesday (9am-12pm) on Sep 7, Tuesday (1-4pm) on Sep 20 and Friday (1-4pm) on Oct 7:
- first lab on Sep 7, last lab on Dec 5,
optional open hours consultancy/review (R) for VHM 801: Tuesdays 1-2pm and Thursdays 1-2pm,
home assignments on Oct 3, Oct 27, Nov 10, Nov 21 (deadlines one week later),
optional mid-term exam on Friday Nov 4, 2:00-3:00pm, AVC Lecture Theatre B (205N),
final exam on Monday Dec 12, 9:00am-12:00pm, AVC 278N and 280N.

Session	Date	Hours	Room	Topics	Textbook reference
0-L	Mon 29/8	video		Introduction to the course
1-L	Thu 1/9	9-11	LC	Introduction; Data; Descriptive statistics	S:1.1+2+3; BM:1+2; MMC:1.1-2
1-P	Wed 7/9	9-12	CL	Meet Minitab	1:1,10,16,42,51,72,77; x:1; MM:ch8 (1:22,65; x:2)
2-L	Thu 8/9	9-11	LC	Sampling; Study design; Experimental design	S:1; BM:6+7; MMC:2.6+3.0-2
2-P	Mon 12/9	13-16	CL		2:7,67; 3:4,10,14,40,94; x:3 (2:69; 3:18,19,52,95)
3-L	Thu 15/9	9-11	LC	Probability; Distributions and random variables	S:4; BM:9+10; MMC:4
3-P	Tue 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)
4-L	Thu 22/9	9-11	LC	Normal and binomial distributions; Sampling distributions	S:5+6; BM:11+12+13; MMC:1.3+5
4-P	Mon 3/10	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 4/10	13-14	S		5:49,51; home assign.2001:1
5-L	Thu 6/10	9-11	LC	Statistical inference: estimation, confidence intervals, tests	S:7+8; BM:14+15.1-2; MMC:3.3+6.1-2
5-P	Fri 7/10	13-16	CL		5:7,14; 6:13,14,33,55,68,70,87,95,103,140 (5:9,40,54; 6:11,12,45,46,85,96; x:10,11,12,13)
5-P	Mon 17/10	13-16	CL	(second offering)
5-R	Tue 18/10	13-14	S		5:7; 6:33,95; x:13
6-L	Thu 20/10	9-11	LC	One and two continuous samples	S:8+9; BM:17+18; MMC:7
6-P	Mon 24/10	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-R	Tue 25/10	13-14	S		7:4,64,102,103
7-L	Thu 27/10	9-11	LC	One and two discrete samples; Non-parametric methods	S:8+9; BM:19+20+27.1-2; MMC:8
7-P	Mon 31/10	13-16	CL		7:68; 8:1,21,62,84,85; 27:8,19; x:14,15 (8:98; x:16; midterm 2019)
7-R	Tue 1/11	13-14	S		x:14; 27:19; midterm 2019
8-L	Thu 3/11	9-11	LC	Two-way tables; Statistical reporting	S:2.5+11.2; BM:5+20+22; MMC:2.5+8.2+9.1-2
ME	Fri 4/11	14:00-15:00	B	Mid-term exam
8-P	Mon 7/11	13-16	CL		9:20,36,38,39,40,44,48,50,52; x:17 (9:62; final 2014:1; final 2015:1;)
8-R	Tue 8/11	13-14	S		9:20,50,62; x:17; final 2014:1
9-L	Thu 10/11	9-11	LC	One-way analysis of variance	S:11.3; BM:24+26.1-2+27.3; MMC:12
9-P	Mon 14/11	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 15/11	13-14	S		12:54,55; 27:45; x:19
10-L	Thu 17/11	9-11	LC	Simple linear regression; Correlation	S:10.1-3; BM:3+4+23; MMC:2.1-4+10; IPS supplement (regression)
10-P	Mon 21/11	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 22/11	13-14	S		10:17,33; x:21; final 2006:3
12-L	Thu 24/11	9-11	LC	Power and sample size; Statistical inference revisited	BM:15+19.4; MMC:6.4; notes
12-P	Mon 28/11	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 2014:3; final 2016:1,3)
12-R	Tue 29/11	13-14	S		6:107; 7:127; 8:103; final 2014:3; x:23
13-L	Thu 1/12	9-11	LC2	Course wrap-up	final 2015
13-P	Mon 5/12	13-16	CL		final 2015:2-3; final 2018f (final 2018w; final 2019; final 2020:1; final 2021)

LC = AVC Learning Commons, room 278N; LC2 = AVC Learning Commons, room 280N; CL = AVC large computer lab (218S), S = Health Management seminar room (343N); B = AVC Lecture Theatre B (205N)
legend for textbooks: S=Stephens; BM: Baldi & Moore; MMC: Moore, McCabe & Craig,

Other information

Practical info (course aim and organization, etc.)
Solutions 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
List of articles used for Home assignment IV
Preliminary 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 19/7-2022)
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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)