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Introduction to Statistics

This Introduction to Statistics course, offered through the MSc Epidemiology program developed by the UMC Utrecht and Utrecht University, will provide you with a basic understanding of statistics. Geared towards people studying and working in the health domain, the course will enable you to interpret research data, and to explain and use different types of variables.

The aim of the course is to bring all students, irrespective of their prior knowledge, up to the necessary level to enable them to participate in other statistical courses. In order to achieve this aim, you will be tested on your statistical knowledge at the start of the course. The results will give you an insight into your own statistical strengths and weaknesses, enabling us to provide you with specific advice on how best to participate in the course.

By the end of the Introduction to Statistics course, you will be able to:

  • Explain and use the different types of variables: quantitative (numerical) vs. qualitative (non-numerical) with their corresponding sub-types (continuous, discrete, ordinal, non-ordinal)
  • Summarize data in a graphical and numerical way, using measures of location and dispersion

In particular, you will be able to:

  • Interpret data that is presented both graphically and numerically
  • Calculate the different types of frequency measures: 'absolute', 'relative' and 'cumulative' frequency
  • Calculate (standard) normal probabilities for, and apply standardization formula to, normally distributed data
  • Calculate binomial probabilities
  • Apply the principle of statistical inference from sample to population
  • Perform simple statistical analysis in the statistical packages SPSS and R
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Our Professors

Cas Kruitwagen MSc

Cas Kruitwagen is lecturer of the core courses Introduction to Statistics, Classical Methods in Data Anlaysis and Modern Methods in Data Analysis, and for specialization course Evidence-Based Assessment of New Imaging Techniques. 

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I haven’t done it before, but for me it is a very nice type of learning. You can do it on a moment that is good for you and do it in the pace that you like, look lectures for a second time etc. I would recommend it to others, but they have to realize that you really have to motivate yourself and I don’t think that is the best way to study for some people. I enjoyed the combination of reading the materials and getting a better understanding of it by watching the lecture.

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Quick overview

Start date: 27 Feb 2023

1.5 ECTS

Web lectures, exercises, group discussions

Duration: 3 weeks

Academic Certificate

English

Workload: 14 hrs-per-week

Online learning, with guidance and support

490

How would you like to study Epidemiology?

Single courses

One of the unique aspects of our learning approach is that you can choose to take an individual course rather than the whole MSc program. Experience one course from the MSc, having the same faculty and classmates with the convenience of self-enrollment.
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Online

In the full part-time MSc Program, you gain extensive knowledge and practical skills in patient-oriented research design, quantitative analysis and its application to human or veterinary medicine. The MSc Epidemiology Online starts in February and September.
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Face-to-Face

If your prefer to study in a face-to-face setting, you might want to consider applying for the identical fulltime face-to-face 1,5 year program in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

This program also starts in September, with the same course offerings.

Face-to-Face Program
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Questions? Contact us

By email
For questions about online learning info@elevatehealth.eu
For program information, admission & content msc-epidemiology@umcutrecht.nl

By phone
For questions about online learning +31 (0)85 4885381
For program information, admission & content +31 (0)88 7569710

Master Structure

  • 8 core courses
  • 3 specialization tracks
  • Research project

Specializations

  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Veterinary Epidemiology
  • General Epidemiology

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The study of Epidemiology

Epidemiology has grown to be an indispensable asset for researchers, clinicians and practitioners. Far reaching in its impact. It is the foundation of evidence-based medicine for the individual patient and the cornerstone of public health policy for societies.

Epidemiology as a scientific discipline is an excellent option; for the doctor, who wishes to be armed with both biomedical knowledge and statistical wisdom when looking for the right patient care of their individual patient. Also for the public health professional, who faced with global health questions does not wish to lose sight of the impact for the individual. And for the veterinarian who is faced with challenges that play a national role yet must look at the impact on individual cases.
 
 

A Master of Epidemiology at Utrecht University

Epidemiology at Utrecht University is uniquely placed to offer you the broad context of epidemiology across human pharmaceutical and veterinarian branches. Not least through having the only faculty of veterinary medicine in the Netherlands, its content has been assembled across an impressive faculty from the Health sciences; Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS) and the interfaculty Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS). In addition, Utrecht Science Park accommodates Utrecht Life Sciences, a strategic alliance between academia, public institutions private organizations and government in order to drive innovations in human and veterinary health care.

 
 

Online Education

It goes beyond the obvious advantages of online education, in the flexibility of allowing students to study at their institute of choice wherever their research or practice is. Online education at Utrecht University is where every student counts, each opinion being valued. It specifically helps students to develop skills on how to give and get the best out of feedback on assignments or research projects.

The MSc Epidemiology from Utrecht University has a unique history. The learning platform was custom built for this program. It was built with a global classroom in mind. Taking into account how to incorporate individual experiences and allow each unique perspective to make the learning experience the best possible and truly global. The content was meticulously converted to an online variant to take advantage of this.

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