Tag: Biostatistics


First Annual Survey on Management Software used in Statistical Consulting

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Abstract: In a survey on software used to manage statistics consulting projects and billing, we received responses from 38 statistics and biostatistics departments. Of these, 31.2 % of departments reported no system for tracking projects and 34.2% reported no software in use for billing; 39.5% of departments used some combination of a REDCap/Google/Microsoft Form to capture client/project information; 8 organizations (21.1%) use… Read More

BERD Faculty and Staff Contribute to the UT Covid-19 Site with Novel Tools

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Faculty and staff from the BERD Unit at the TN-CTSI at UTHSC have contributed a project on local COVID-19 data. In addition to generating static graphics on the disease severity in the region, researchers have also created interactive web-based maps using RShiny. These maps allow users to Zoom in precisely on any region of the… Read More

Seminar Slides | Enhancing Statistical Methods in Grants and Papers | Dr. Saunak Sen

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Enhancing Statistical Methods in Grants and Papers Seminar Slides (PDF) Time: June 4th 12:00-1:00PM Location: Simulation Building Room 102 Presented by Saunak Sen, PhD Enhancing Statistical Methods in Grants and Papers Modern biomedical research relies heavily on statistical reasoning and data analysis.  Journal and research grant reviewers are increasingly examining the statistical analysis sections more closely. … Read More

Seminar Slides | The Perfect Doctor | Dr. Fridtjof Thomas

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The-Perfect-Doctor-TN-CTSI-2019-05-28-handout Time: May 28th 12:00-1:00PM Location: Simulation Building Room 102 Presented by Fridtjof Thomas, PhD The Perfect Doctor: An introduction to Causal Inference Consider a Perfect Doctor that has the magical ability to pick from two treatments always the one that is better for each given patient. Can we learn about treatment effects by observing the… Read More

Seminar Slides | Multiple Comparisons and the False Discovery Rate | Dr. Saunak Sen

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Please click below for the slides from Dr. Saunak Sen’s presentation May 21st, 2019. Multiple Comparisons and the Falsefdr Discovery Rate

Seminar Slides: The Bayesian Approach to Data Analysis | Fridtjof Thomas

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Please see below the slides from the seminar on May 15th, 2019 by Fridtjof Thomas. Seminar Slides Bayesian Approach to Data AnalysisBayesian-Approach-TN-CTSI-2019-05-14-handout

Seminar Slides: P-Value Discussion | Dr. Saunak Sen

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Please see below for the sides from Dr. Sen’s seminar discussion. p-value-discussion

P-values – What they are and what they are not – Seminar Presentation Slides – Fridtjof Thomas

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P-values: What they are and what they are not, will look in detail at good examples of using p-values and how to interpret them. After reviewing widely understood problems with p-values, attention is drawn to regularly encountered use of p-values where it is less clear what their correct interpretation actually is. Furthermore, we demonstrate why… Read More