st: Course: An introduction to medical statistics using Stata.

[Ashley Dyer <training@timberlake.co.uk>]

Hello everyone

Timberlake Consultants, the official distributor of Stata, would like to invite you to attend the following four-day course to be held at The London Mathematical Society on the 13 - 16 September 2010. 
 
Location: The London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57 - 58 Russell Square London, UK. 
 
Delivered By: Dr Timothy Collier & Prof. Stephen Evans ( LSHTM ) 

Course Overview.

The aim of this course is to introduce and review a number of popular statistical methods used in medical research. The emphasis is on the practical aspect, however, the principles behind these techniques will also be discussed. All techniques and exercises will be demonstrated with Stata 11. Examples from published research will be used wherever possible, and participants are encouraged to bring their own data (if they wish) to be used for class exercises. Participants should, by the end of the course, be able to use Stata for carrying out their own analyses for the most common types of problems encountered in medical statistics. 
 
Topics Include: 
 
Processing, examining and managing data, Simple comparisons- t-test.
Chi-square tests.
non-parametric Correlated data Linear and logistic regression. 
Re - sampling and simulation.
Survival analysis
Writing simple programmes in Stata 
 
Who should attend?.
 
The course is aimed at either medical researchers who have had minimal exposure to statistical methods or at statisticians who wish to learn how to use Stata 11.  Registration includes the use of a computer,  course materials, lunch and refreshments.

The practical's will use Stata 11SE and we encourage delegates to bring in their own data in Excel format.
 
Please follow this link for further information. http://www.timberlake.co.uk/Training/stata-092010-2.php
 
Cost: (Per Participant) 
Commercial/Government £1,440.00 Excluding VAT 
Academic/Non-Profit Research £1,120.00 Excluding VAT 
Student £600.00 Excluding VAT.
 
To register. Please contact Ashley Dyer at Timberlake consultants Ltd on training@timberlake.co.uk or by calling 020
8697 3377.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.

Best Wishes

Ashley Dyer Timberlake Consultants Ltd
Unit B3, Broomsliegh Business Park,  Worsley Bridge Rd
London SE26 5BN


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