Perspectiva general

This module is designed to help medical affairs professionals and others in the pharmaceutical industry evaluate statistical data presented in medical literature. It will help users apply statistical concepts when evaluating literature, identify strengths and weaknesses in study design, and detect potential bias in the presentation of statistics.

The module takes an average of 3.5 hours to complete.

This eLearning module can be purchased individually or as part of the Medical Communications eLearning Program (eight modules) or the Medical Affairs eLearning Program (11 modules).

Temas destacados

- Statistical concepts
- Basic statistics
- Hypothesis testing
- Study designs

¿Quiénes deben asistir?

This program is designed for professionals involved in:
- Medical affairs
- Medical communications
- Medical information
- Medical writing
- Field-based medical affairs support (i.e., medical science liaison)
- Medical call center environment
- Regulatory affairs
- Clinical research
- Professional education, training, and development
- Document management/eSubmissions

Objetivos de aprendizaje

Upon completion of this module, learners should be able to:
- Recognize basic statistical terminology
- Identify potential bias in the presentation of statistical data
- Compare the statistical concepts of population, sample, bias, distribution, and variability
- Categorize types of data, summary measures, and estimation
- Outline hypotheses testing, type I and type II errors, statistical power, sample size, confidence intervals, and P-values
- Distinguish among study designs, and identify techniques used to avoid bias

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Statistics for Medical Affairs

Perspectiva general

Temas destacados

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Objetivos de aprendizaje

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