Fundamentals of Applied Statistics in Research

Course with a dynamic and interactive work method, based on the development of fundamental and advanced concepts in statistics applied to research in the field of Medicine and on the practical analysis of real research.

• Develop the ability to generate and design a data matrix.
• Know the main commands and tools in data processing.
• Learn to modify, recode and create new variables.
• Perform complete descriptive statistical analysis
• Perform inferential statistical analysis and interpret the main hypothesis contrast tests

• Dentists, stomatologists and oral and maxillofacial surgeons interested in an academic program of excellence.
• Healthcare professionals interested in acquiring knowledge in research methodology.
• University students and doctoral students in areas related to oral health

MODULE 1 : Variables

• Presentation of the case
• The variables
• Frequency parameters
• Measurement parameters
• Variables I
• Association parameters
• Introduction to statistics
• Introduction to SPSS software
• SPSS menus and commands
• Data processing
• Variables II

MODULE 2 : Data processing

• Variables definition
• Creation of variables
• Importing data
• Transformation of variables
• Calculation of variables
• Recoding variables
• Case selection
• Data debugging

MODULE 3 : Descriptive analysis

• Description of position parameters
• Comparison of quantitative parameters
• Normality analysis
• Quantitative graphical representation
• Frequency parameters
• Comparison of frequency parameters
• Description of association parameters
• Qualitative graphical representation

MODULE 4 : Inferential analysis

• Estimation of frequency parameters
• Estimation of a mean
• Estimation of a proportion
• Estimation of confidence intervals
• Hypothesis testing
• Comparison of means
• Comparison of proportions
• Correlation analysis