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Course unit, curriculum year 2019–2020
BIOMJ016
Biostatistics and Computing, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2019–20.10.2019)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2019–31.12.2019)
Course code
BIOMJ016Language of instruction
English, FinnishAcademic year
2019–2020Level of study
Postgraduate studiesGrading scale
Pass-FailPersons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Jaakko Nevalainen, XResponsible organisation
Faculty of Social Sciences 100 %
- Data collection, designs
- Descriptive and exploratory data analysis
- Estimation, probability, sampling distributions
- Basics of statistical inference: statistical significance testing, confidence intervals
- One-sample, two-sample, multiple samples problems
- Different types of outcomes
- Correlation and other measures of association
The course will be given in English every other year (odd years) using R and in Finnish every other year (even years) and using SPSS or R.
Learning outcomes
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Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching
24.09.2019 – 25.10.2019
Active in period 1 (1.8.2019–20.10.2019)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2019–31.12.2019)