Medical Statistics and Applied Physics

The general objectives combine the quantitative approach to the data in various subjects, the familiarity with the basic concepts and the applications of Medical Statistics and Physics, especially in the biomedical field.
The student should develop a global attitude towards the application of the methods presented in the course and the critical evaluation of the results, obtained and/or found in the literature.
Emphasis will be given to the development of practical technical skills, together with the scientific background for the evaluation of evidence, based on quantitative biostatistics.

At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
- Assign units and estimate the order of magnitude of various physical quantities of biomedical interest
- Observe and measure physical phenomena and develop models to describe them, through a basic application of scientific method
- Collect and organize data about a sample of patients
- Elaborate a set of clinical data through basic techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics
- Understand the features of the design of observational and experimental clinical studies
- Understand clinical literature about diagnostic tests