Stats for the Terrified: An Introduction to Medical Statistics / Making Sense of Numbers: Interpretation of Data AboutThis is a full day workshop incorporating "Stats for the Terrified: An Introduction to Medical Statistics" in the morning and "Making Sense of Numbers: Interpretation of Data" in the afternoon.The morning workshop "Stats for the Terrified: An Introduction to Medical Statistics" is directed at those with no, or only very limited knowledge of, statistics who require a better understanding of how statistics can be used to describe and summarise data.The level of presentation is very basic and examples will be used throughout to illustrate the procedures and concepts.The afternoon session "Making Sense of Numbers: Interpretation of Data" is aimed at those who need to interpret numbers but have little or no knowledge of statistics.The content is appropriate for those who may need to critically appraise published (quantitative) articles. The focus is on interpreting rather than generating the results of a statistical analysis.At the end of these two workshops, those attending should be able to:Describe different data typesDescribe measures of ‘location’ (also known as ‘central tendency’)Describe measures of the variability (spread) appropriate to the distribution of the dataDescribe the features of the Normal distribution and the t-distribution together with aspects of their applicationDerive and interpret confidence intervals for continuous data and proportionsDistinguish between absolute and relative measuresExplain the distinction between confidence intervals and P-valuesInterpret the results of one-sample, unmatched and paired t-testsInterpret the chi-square test for comparing proportionsInterpret an odds ratioMake sense of data presented in graphs**Please note: The course content and examples relate mainly to Medical Data**Please contact us if you would like to attend the AM or PM session only as each session can be attended as a ‘stand-alone’ workshop.TutorDr David ChinnCost*There are a limited number of fully-funded places available on this course for University of Edinburgh (UoE) and NHS Lothian (NHSL) staff and students. To be eligible for one of the funded places, you must provide an active UoE or NHSL email address. Terms and Conditions apply.*** Note - we offer a £20 discount on course fees if paying by debit/credit card - see below rates***CategoryRate (card)Rate (invoice/UoE internal transfer)Fully funded place (see eligibility above)*£0£0Student (matriculation details required)£80£100Academic/NHS£180£200Industry£360£380There is a cancellation date of 04/09/25. If you cancel after this date, you will still be charged. Book now: Stats for the Terrified/Making Sense of Numbers (18/09/25) (Link to external ePay website)Back to Education: Courses and events page Sep 18 2025 09.30 - 16.30 Stats for the Terrified: An Introduction to Medical Statistics / Making Sense of Numbers: Interpretation of Data An introductory course covering the basics of using and interpreting statistics in healthcare research. Seminar Room Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility Western General Hospital Edinburgh Venue (Google Maps)
Stats for the Terrified: An Introduction to Medical Statistics / Making Sense of Numbers: Interpretation of Data AboutThis is a full day workshop incorporating "Stats for the Terrified: An Introduction to Medical Statistics" in the morning and "Making Sense of Numbers: Interpretation of Data" in the afternoon.The morning workshop "Stats for the Terrified: An Introduction to Medical Statistics" is directed at those with no, or only very limited knowledge of, statistics who require a better understanding of how statistics can be used to describe and summarise data.The level of presentation is very basic and examples will be used throughout to illustrate the procedures and concepts.The afternoon session "Making Sense of Numbers: Interpretation of Data" is aimed at those who need to interpret numbers but have little or no knowledge of statistics.The content is appropriate for those who may need to critically appraise published (quantitative) articles. The focus is on interpreting rather than generating the results of a statistical analysis.At the end of these two workshops, those attending should be able to:Describe different data typesDescribe measures of ‘location’ (also known as ‘central tendency’)Describe measures of the variability (spread) appropriate to the distribution of the dataDescribe the features of the Normal distribution and the t-distribution together with aspects of their applicationDerive and interpret confidence intervals for continuous data and proportionsDistinguish between absolute and relative measuresExplain the distinction between confidence intervals and P-valuesInterpret the results of one-sample, unmatched and paired t-testsInterpret the chi-square test for comparing proportionsInterpret an odds ratioMake sense of data presented in graphs**Please note: The course content and examples relate mainly to Medical Data**Please contact us if you would like to attend the AM or PM session only as each session can be attended as a ‘stand-alone’ workshop.TutorDr David ChinnCost*There are a limited number of fully-funded places available on this course for University of Edinburgh (UoE) and NHS Lothian (NHSL) staff and students. To be eligible for one of the funded places, you must provide an active UoE or NHSL email address. Terms and Conditions apply.*** Note - we offer a £20 discount on course fees if paying by debit/credit card - see below rates***CategoryRate (card)Rate (invoice/UoE internal transfer)Fully funded place (see eligibility above)*£0£0Student (matriculation details required)£80£100Academic/NHS£180£200Industry£360£380There is a cancellation date of 04/09/25. If you cancel after this date, you will still be charged. Book now: Stats for the Terrified/Making Sense of Numbers (18/09/25) (Link to external ePay website)Back to Education: Courses and events page Sep 18 2025 09.30 - 16.30 Stats for the Terrified: An Introduction to Medical Statistics / Making Sense of Numbers: Interpretation of Data An introductory course covering the basics of using and interpreting statistics in healthcare research. Seminar Room Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility Western General Hospital Edinburgh Venue (Google Maps)
Sep 18 2025 09.30 - 16.30 Stats for the Terrified: An Introduction to Medical Statistics / Making Sense of Numbers: Interpretation of Data An introductory course covering the basics of using and interpreting statistics in healthcare research.
