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Subject:    [R-sig-Epi] COURSE: STATISTICAL PRACTICE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY USING R
From:       "BXC (Bendix Carstensen)" <bxc () steno ! dk>
Date:       2010-03-30 12:05:51
Message-ID: 2F73FA3AF524144C863B7C2C903DBC330212B053EA () exdkmbx002 ! corp ! novocorp ! net
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Course in
STATISTICAL PRACTICE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY USING R  

Tartu, Estonia, 17 to 22 June 2010.

www.biostat.ku.dk/~bxc/SPE 

The course is intended for epidemiologists and statisticians who wish to use R \
(www.r-project.org) for statistical modelling and analysis of epidemiological data.  \
The aim of the course is to give participants access to a set of tools in current use \
by statisticians in epidemiology. The course requires fairly good understanding of \
statistical principles and some familiarity with epidemiological concepts and study \
types.

The course will be mainly practically oriented with more than half the time at the \
computer.

Contents:

  * History of R. Language. Objects. Functions.
  * Interface to other dataformats. Dataframes.
  * Tabulation of data.
  * Logistic regression for case-control-studies.
  * Poisson regression for follow-up studies.
  * Causal inference.
  * Parametrization of models.
  * Graphics in R.
  * Graphical reporting of results.
  * Time-splitting & SMR.
  * Survival analysis and competing risks.
  * Nested and matched case-control studies.
  * Case-cohort studies.
  * Using MCMC-methods and JAGS in epidemiologial studies.

Price:

Commercial: 1000 EUR, Academic: 750 EUR / 500 EUR. The 750 EUR are for participants \
from the EU pre-2004, North America and the like. 500 for participants from other \
countries.  

Includes course, course material, lunch, coffee breaks and social events.  

Excludes transport, accommodation and dinners.  

The course is a self-supporting entity, and there are NO grants or stipends available \
for travel or participation.

Deadline for application: 30th April 2010.

Send and e-mail which briefly states your qualifications in epidemiology and \
                statistics, to the organizers:
- Krista Fischer <krista.fischer@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk>,
- Esa Läärä <tilel@sun3.oulu.fi>,
- Bendix Carstensen <bxc@steno.dk>.

Information to applicants will be given by e-mail shortly after the deadline.

Further information at: www.biostat.ku.dk/~bxc/SPE

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