MSA680 Data science for biomedicine Spring 22

This page contains the program of the course: lectures, and computer labs. Other information, such as learning outcomes, teachers, literature and examination, are in a separate course PM.

Program

The schedule of the course is in TimeEdit.

Exams

Exams from old courses here

Exam 2021-03-17, Solutions

Lectures

Day Room Book Instructor Content
2022-01-19 MVF21 C&L Chapters 1-2 Yevgen Ryeznik

Introduction to controlled randomised experiments (slides)

Introduction slides

2022-01-21 EC C&L Chapters 3-4 Yevgen Ryeznik Basic designs and randomisation for controlled experiments (slides)
2022-01-26 MVF21 C&L Chapters 7-9 Yevgen Ryeznik Hypothesis testing for efficacy, non-inferiority and bio-equivalence (slides)
2022-01-28 EA* C&L Chapter 10 Karin Nelander

Survival analysis (slides)

2022-02-02 MVF21 C&L Chapter 11 Karin Nelander Sample size calculation and multiplicity (slides)
2022-02-04 Pascal* Harrell Chapter 5 Karin Nelander

Bootstrap and simulation (slides)

2022-02-09 MVF21 V&M Chapters 1-4 José Sánchez Introduction to linear mixed effects models (slides)
2022-02-11 Pascal* V&M Chapter 5 José Sánchez Estimation for the marginal model (slides)
2022-02-16 MVF21 V&M Chapter 6 José Sánchez Inference for the marginal model (slides)
2022-02-18 Pascal* V&M Chapter 7 José Sánchez Inference for the random effects (slides)
2022-02-23 MVF21 V&M Chapter 8 José Sánchez Fitting mixed models (in SAS) (slides, code)
2022-02-25 Pascal* G&H Chapters 11-12 José Sánchez Introduction to Bayesian hierarchical models (meta-analysis)
2022-03-02 MVF21 José Sánchez Hierarchical models and partial-pooling
2022-03-04 Pascal* José Sánchez Fitting hierarchical models (in Stan and R) Material

 

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Recommended reading

Book/Chapter Section
V&M 1-5 Whole chapter
V&M 6 6.1 to 6.3.3
V&M 7 7.1-7.7
V&M 8 Whole chapter
C&L 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 Whole chapter
C&L 10

10.1-10.3

10.4 (Not the part on time dependent covariates)

C&L 11

11.1-11.3

C&L 12

12.6 (Not composite index and subgroup analysis)

Harrell 5

5.1-5.2

 

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Sofware

Computer labs

Files Computer lab sessions Report hand-in
Lab1 2022-01-19 to 2022-01-26 No report needed
Lab2 2022-02-02 to 2022-02-16 2022-02-18
Lab3 2022-02-23 to 2022-03-02 2022-03-04

 

Contacts

 

Reference literature

  1. Design and analysis of Clinical Trials: Concepts and Methodologies, Shein-Chung Chow and Jen-Pei Liu, Third Edition, Wiley. Available as e-book at Chalmers library.
  2. Regression Modeling Strategies (With Applications to Linear Models, Logistic Regression, and Survival Analysis), Frank Harrell Jr, Springer Verlag, New York. Available as e-book at Chalmers library.
  3. Linear mixed models for longitudinal data, Geert Verbeke and Geert Molenberghs, Springer Verlag, New York.
  4. Data analysis using regression and multilevel/hierarchical models, Adrew Gelman and Jennifer Hill, Cambridge University Press.

 

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Course summary:

Course Summary
Date Details Due