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SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Longitudinell dataanalys - klassiska och moderna statistiska metoder |
|---|---|
| English title | Longitudinal data analysis - classical and modern statistical methods |
| Course number | 2858 |
| Credits | 3.0 |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik |
| Specific entry requirements | Basic medical statistics (or equivalent) |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Board of Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2016-03-08 |
| Purpose of the course | The aim of the course is to introduce statistical models and methods for the analysis of longitudinal data and to develop statistical skills of analyzing dependent data. |
| Intended learning outcomes | After successful completion of the course the student will be able to: 1. Understand the underlying characteristics of longitudinal data 2. Identify appropriate tests for longitudinal studies 3. Manage longitudinal datasets and prepare these for statistical analysis using statistical software program SPSS 4. Apply both simple and complex statistical methods of longitudinal data 5. Use SPSS to perform the above mentioned statistical analysis 6. Present and interpret the results of analysis. |
| Contents of the course | The main focus will be on frequently used statistical methods and how these should be used to provide more insight concerning research questions in longitudinal studies. Thus the course covers both classical and modern methods to analyze longitudinal data. Topics include Univariate repeated measures analysis of variance, Multivariate repeated measures analysis of variance, Drawbacks and limitations of classical methods; General linear models for longitudinal data; Linear mixed effects models. The underlying mathematical theory will not be stressed, and the main focus will be on concepts and applications. |
| Teaching and learning activities | Teaching methods include lectures, computer based exercise and seminars. Participants will have access to materials from a number of studies and are given the opportunity to use the statistical software program, SPSS during practice sessions. In addition, you will have seminars, group discussion and presentations. |
| Compulsory elements | Computer based exercises, seminars, presentations and some lectures are mandatory. The course leader assesses whether and if so, how absence can be compensated. |
| Examination | Assessment of attainment of the intended learning outcomes by a passing grade on the computer based exercises, and the performance during the final seminar. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Robert E. Weiss: Modeling Longitudinal Data: Linear, Logistic, Survival, and Repeated Measures Models, Second edition, Springer, 2012. Garrett M. Fitzmaurice et al.: Applied Longitudinal Analysis 2nd edition Wiley 2011 Betty R. Kirkwood & Jonathan A.C. Sterne Essential medical statistics, 2nd edition, Blackwell 2003 |
Course responsible |
Mesfin Tessma Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik Mesfin.Tessma@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Elisabeth Löfgren Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik elisabeth.lofgren@ki.se |
