This intensive 2-day practical, hands-on course for researchers in biological and clinical science is designed to provide an overview of data types, simple statistical analysis techniques, and study design, with particular emphasis on the assumptions underlying these techniques. No formal training in data analysis or statistics is required. Some prior exposure to the design of experiments and the analysis of experimental results would be an advantage.

Please note that there are a limited number of places available.

On completion, students will have acquired an understanding of the following areas:

• Organisation and presentation of data
• Statistical nomenclature and notation
• Concepts of centrality and spread
• The binomial and normal distributions
• Point estimation and hypothesis testing
• Parametric and non-parametric hypothesis tests
• Effect size and statistical power
• Statistical significance
• The concepts of correlation and regression

Students should be able to apply these concepts intelligently in practical research applications such as the design of experiments and the analysis of results.

Assessment

MCQ and case-study. The MCQ will reflect the entire course content. Students will select a case-study most relevant to the data they work with.

The MCQ examination will take place at 1400-1500 on Monday 24 January 2011 in the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8. Please ensure that you are free and able to attend at this time.

This course is accredited by Trinity College Dublin (2.5 ECTS); participants based in other institutions who require credits to fulfil graduate programme requirements should consult with their research supervisor and/or graduate studies office in order to confirm whether this course is recognised.

 Course Fees

• MMI Partner Institutions:
  Postgraduate student, postdoctoral researcher, or member of staff in NUI Galway, RCSI, TCD, UCC, UCD and affiliated hospitals: Free of charge
   
• Other Institutions:
  Academic Rate:  200 Euros
  Non-academic rate: 900 Euros

The registration charges do not include accommodation or travel. Please contact education@molecularmedicineireland.ie for further information