University of Exeter Applied Statistical Modelling for Health and Life Sciences CPD Course
Date: 8th, 13th, 15th, 20th and 22nd May 2025
Location: Online via Zoom
Speakers: Course Lead: Professor William Henley– who leads medical statistics across the Medical School and is Head of the Health Statistics Group with:
Dr Adam Streeter, Volker Kraft, Dawn Lee
Overview
This course provides a broad introduction to statistical modelling for health and life science applications. The fundamental role of the statistician as a problem solver will be emphasised and the different stages of the “problem solving” cycle will be considered.
The course will equip you with the theoretical underpinning and computational skills needed for generalized linear regression modelling of health data using the R statistical software. Real-world case studies drawing on our world-class epidemiological research will be used to help you develop an appreciation of modelling strategy and to give you practical experience of interpreting model findings in the context of real health problems.
Course Requirements
The course requires familiarity with basic statistical concepts and methods (e.g. descriptive statistics and graphs, t-tests). Some knowledge of R would be advantageous. On 8th May the course has built in a half-day preparatory session on R software to support all delegates in achieving the required level of proficiency in the R software environment.
Learning Outcomes
- Formulate health research questions as statistical problems.
- Learn and be able to implement linear regression, logistic regression and survival analysis methods in R software.
- Interpret and critically evaluate the results of statistical modelling in the context of a quantitative research question.
Cost
- Standard Delegate Rate - £1,300 (from 1st March 2025)
- Reduction for PhD students/UoE Staff - £800
- Reduction for group bookings of 5 or more
Registration
To find out more about Applied Statistical Modelling and to register, please visit the University of Exeter website.
If you have any questions, please email the CPD team: FHLS_CPD@exeter.ac.uk