Training: University of Strathclyde

The University of Strathclyde offers a free Statistics course to all NHS staff. The course is funded by the Scottish Funding Council.

When you sign up, you will become a University of Strathclyde student and on completion you will be awarded 10 university credits and a transcript which can go towards professional CPD. As a student you will have access to university facilities and software packages for statistical analysis which you can download to your own laptop - you’ll even get a student card which gives discounts in various stores and cinemas!

The courses assume no prior statistical knowledge. You can choose to use Minitab or R Studio for the practical sessions. Since this course is worth 10 SCQF level 7 credits, there is short assignment which you will be required to complete at the end and you have to complete all 4 classes.

For admin purposes, you will have to complete a registration form, after which you will receive an email with details of how to register with the university as a student. This will allow you to access the relevant computer network and statistical software packages. Completed registration forms should be sent to ma-nhs@strath.ac.uk.

The Spring 2020 dates are:

• Thursday February 20, 2-5pm: Part 1: an introduction to medical statistics including an introduction to Minitab and R Studio
• Thursday February 27, 2-5pm: Part 2: correlation and regression analysis
• Thursday March 12, 2-5pm: Part 3: hypothesis testing
• Thursday March 19, 2-5pm: Part 4: power and sample size calculations + assignment

The course will run again for a summer and autumn session:

Summer:

• Thursday June 4, 2-5pm: Part 1: an introduction to medical statistics including an introduction to Minitab and R Studio
• Thursday June 11, 2-5pm: Part 2: correlation and regression analysis
• Thursday June 18, 2-5pm: Part 3: hypothesis testing
• Thursday June 25, 2-5pm: Part 4: power and sample size calculations + assignment

Autumn: (registration not yet open)

• Tuesday September 8, 2-5pm: Part 1: an introduction to medical statistics including an introduction to Minitab and R Studio
• Tuesday September 15, 2-5pm: Part 2: correlation and regression analysis
• Tuesday September 29, 2-5pm: Part 3: hypothesis testing
• Tuesday October 6, 2-5pm: Part 4: power and sample size calculations + assignment

Location: Room LT908 which is on level 9 of the Livingstone Tower, 26 Richmond St, Glasgow G1 1XH.