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Project: Multivariate and Hierarchical Data (3565)

Coordinating lecturer:Prof. dr. Geert MOLENBERGHS 
Co-lecturer:Prof. dr. Geert VERBEKE 
 Prof. dr. Johan VERBEECK 
 Prof. dr. Olivier THAS 
 Prof. dr. Steven ABRAMS 
 Prof. dr. Yannick VANDENDIJCK 
Member of the teaching team:De heer Roel Jude BAGAFORO 


Credits: 8,0
Study load hours: 216
Period: semester 2 (8sp)

Language of instruction: English
Exam contract: not possible

2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
Final grade2: Numerical
Tolerance3: See included in these programmes

Sequentiality
No sequentiality


Content

Contents "Multivariate and Hierarchical Data":

- Repeated measures

- Clustered data

- Multivariate methods.

Contents "Discovering Associations":

- Sample size calculations

- Statistical research for pharmaceutical research and development

- Ethical aspects of consulting, reporting

- Statistical consulting training & protocol for the design of experiments



Compulsory course material
 

All course material is made available through BlackBoard, by the lecturers.



Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Distance learning  
Lecture  
Project  
Small group session  


Evaluation

Semester 2 (8,00sp)

Evaluation method
Written evaluation during teaching period40 %
Homework
Paper
Oral evaluation during teaching period5 %
Open questions
Presentation
Oral exam55 %
Open questions
Presentation
Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass)
Conditions All components have to be taken up.
Consequences Students get an X score if they do not meet the condition.
Additional information Note: For the oral part of the exam, the range is [-4;+5]. This penalizes an imbalance between good reports and poor individual performance.

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No
Explanation (English)The assignment for the second chance exam remains the same. The
structure of the oral exam for the second chance remains the same.


Learning outcomes
  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Master of Statistics and Data Science
  •  EC 
  • The student can handle scientific quantitative research questions, independently, effectively, creatively, and correctly using state-of-the-art design and analysis methodology and software.

     
  •  DC 
  • ... correctly using state-of-the-art analysis methodology.

     
  •  DC 
  • ... correctly using state-of-the-art design methodology.

     
  •  DC 
  • ... correctly using state-of-the-art software.

  •  EC 
  • The student can critically appraise methodology and challenge proposals for and reported results of data analysis.

  •  EC 
  • The student can work in a multidisciplinary, intercultural, and international team.

  •  EC 
  • The student is an effective written and oral communicator, both within their own field as well as across disciplines.

     
  •  DC 
  • The student is an effective writer in their own field.

     
  •  DC 
  • The student is an effective oral communicator, both within their own field as well as across disciplines.

     
  •  DC 
  • The student is an effective writer, both within their own field as well as across disciplines.

     
  •  DC 
  • The student is an effective oral communicator in their own field.

  •  EC 
  • The student is capable of acquiring new knowledge.

 

Included in these programmesTolerance3
1st year Master Bioinformatics N
1st year Master Biostatistics N
1st year Master Data Science N
1st year Quantitative Epidemiology N
Exchange Programme Statistics Y



1   Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2.
2   Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3.
3   Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.