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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust UCL Institute of Child Health
 

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Statistical courses

The UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital welcomes you to the new electronic home of the www.statistics-courses.info webpage.

From now on details on all our statistics courses will be found under the UCL Institute of Child Health and GOSH website. 

So, please locate the statistics course(s) that meet your needs and we look forward to hearing from you.

List of statistical topics

The list that follows includes topics that are currently organised to take place as well as topics that can be potentially organised depending on demand:

If you wish to attend a course on one of the topics above and there is no suitable currently advertised workshop then please contact the Statistics Courses Team; Lorraine Daly at statscou@ich.ucl.ac.uk to express your interest and to be put on an alert list for when a course/places becomes available.

Suggestions for other courses may be sent to statscou@ich.ucl.ac.uk.

The basic course qualifies for 15 CPD points and can also qualify as an MSc module if the examination and additional reading are undertaken. Other courses qualify for student log-book points under the UCL student scheme. Further details can be obtained on request.

Who should attend?

Courses are designed for health professionals who require an understanding of research methodology and statistical analyses. This will allow them to interpret published research and/or undertake their own research studies. More advanced courses aimed at statisticians can be found on the RSS Professional Development Centre: www.rss.org.uk/rsspdc

No prior statistical knowledge is assumed for the basic course ('Introduction to research methods and statistics'). More advanced courses assume that the basics are understood. All courses use practical examples from commonly used peer reviewed journals and examples incorporating real datasets.

Extensive notes are provided for all courses. Lecture sessions are interspersed with practical examples to ensure that everyone has understood the principles. A relatively informal learning atmosphere is encouraged, where participants are not afraid to question or voice any confusion. There are two course co-ordinators who are both present at all courses and help is always on hand for those who are unsure of anything.

This page was last updated on 1 February, 2010