CRUK: Introduction to Statistical Analysis New
This course provides a refresher on the foundations of statistical analysis. The emphasis is on interpreting the results of a statistical test, and being able to determine the correct test to apply.
Practicals are conducted using a series of online apps, and we will not teach a particular statistical analysis package, such as R. For courses that teach R, please see the links under "Related courses" .
This event is part of a series of training courses organized in collaboration with Dr. Mark Dunning at CRUK Cambridge Institute.
Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.
No previous experience required
Number of sessions: 1
# | Date | Time | Venue | Trainers | |
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1 | Mon 28 Nov 2016 10:30 - 16:30 | 10:30 - 16:30 | Room 215, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE | map | Mark Dunning, John Marioni |
Bioinformatics, Data handling, Statistical calculation
After this course you should be able to:
- State the assumptions required for a one-sample and two-sample t-test and be able to interpret the results of such a test
- Know when to apply a paired or independent two-sample t-test
- Assess the distribution of your data and decide if a parametric or non-parametric test is required
- Perform simple statistical calculations using the online app
- Understand the limitations of the tests taught within the course
- Know when more complex statistical methods are required
During this course you will learn about:
- Different types of data, distributions and structure within data
- Summary statistics for continuous and discrete data
- Formulating a null hypothesis
- Assumptions of one-sample and two-sample t-tests
- Interpreting the result of a statistical test
- Statistical tests of categorical variables
- Non-parmetric versions of one- and two-sample tests
Presentations and practicals
- Free for University of Cambridge students
- £ 50/day for all University of Cambridge staff, including postdocs, and participants from Affiliated Institutions. Please note that these charges are recovered by us at the Institutional level
- £ 50/day for all other academic participants from external Institutions and charitable organizations. These charges must be paid at registration
- £ 100/day for all Industry participants. These charges must be paid at registration
- Further details regarding the charging policy are available here
0.5 days
Several times a year
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