Education

Logistic Regression [ESP66]

Course highlights

EC points

1.4

Months

August

Course days

Monday to Friday (5 full days)

Faculty

Prof. Stanley Lemeshow

Course fee

€ 1580

Location

Erasmus MC, Rotterdam NL

Level

Intermediate

Prerequisites

A solid first course on applied statistics, including regression analysis.

Disciplines

  • Biostatistics

Application

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Description

Faculty: Prof. Stanley Lemeshow, PhD


This course provides theoretical and practical training for biostatisticians, epidemiologists and professionals of related disciplines in statistical modeling with particular emphasis on logistic regression. The increasingly popular logistic regression model has become the standard method for regression analysis of binary, multinomial and ordinal response data in the health sciences.

Objectives

Participants will learn to understand the logistic regression and be able to apply it to real data sets. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Understand the theoretical underpinnings of the logistic regression model
  2. Understand the interpretation of the coefficients in the model
  3. Understand the similarities and differences between logistic regression and classical contingency table analysis
  4. Learn how to use the model to control for confounding and interpret effect modification
  5. Learn how to assess model performance
  6. Learn to model response variables that have more than two outcome levels

Participant profile

Epidemiologists, biostatisticians, researchers in clinical medicine, researchers in the social sciences.

Assessment

Attendance


Reduction on fees

PLEASE NOTE THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE RESEARCH MASTERS (120 EC points)

50% reduction on our fees for participating institutes of NIHES

This 50% reduction is offered to participants formally appointed at the departments or sections participating in NIHES.

University Medical Center Rotterdam/Erasmus University Rotterdam:

  • Department of Epidemiology
  • Department of Public Health
  • Department of Psychiatry, Section of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy
  • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology
  • Department of Medical Informatics
  • Department of General Practice
  • Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management
  • Generation R

50% reduction on our fees for NIHES affiliated partners

This 50% reduction is offered to participants formally appointed at the following NIHES affiliated partners:

University Medical Center Rotterdam/Erasmus University Rotterdam, departments of:

  • Dermatology
  • General Paediatrics
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam (iMERR)

Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

  • Department of Cancer Epidemiology

25% reduction on our fees for partner institutes of NIHES

For participants formally appointed at the following departments, institutes:

  • Departments of Erasmus MC (except the departments mentioned above)
  • Addiction Research Institute (IVO)
  • Integraal Kankercentrum Zuid (IKZ)
  • Pallas Health Research and Consultancy
  • Municipal Health Service Amsterdam (GGD Amsterdam)
  • Municipal Health Service Rotterdam (GGD Rotterdam)
  • Havenpolikliniek
  • Admiraal De Ruyter Ziekenhuis

25% reduction for all (international) PhD students
Please state your supervisor/promotor’s name and email address on the application form (remarks field).

25% reduction on our course fees (maximum 3 EC points per academic year) for all NIHES alumni
Please state that you are a NIHES alumnus/alumna and the academic year you graduated (remarks field). Please note that the reduction on fees for alumni does not apply to the Erasmus Summer Programme.