[R] Course: STATISTICAL PRACTICE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY USING R

[BXC (Bendix Carstensen)]

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STATISTICAL PRACTICE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY USING R

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Tartu, Estonia, Wednesday 28 May to Monday 2 June 2008.

Aimed at young statisticians and epidemiologists wishing to broaden
their epidemiological skills, in particular with respect to practical
statistical analysis. Participants will gain access to the versatile
analysis tool R which has good analytical in particular graphical 
capabilities. The Epi-package for R will be extensively used.

Participants are required to have a fairly good understanding of
statistical principles and some familiarity with epidemiological
concepts. The course will be mainly practically oriented with more
than half the time at the computer.

Price: Commercial: 1000 EUR, Academic: 750 EUR / 500 EUR.
The 750 EUR are for particpants from the EU pre-2004, North America
and the like. 500 for particants from other countries.

Application deadline: 15 April 2004.

Send an application by mail to the organizers, briefly stating your
qualifications in epidemiology and statistics and a brief reason to
participate: krista.fischer at mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk; tilel at sun3.oulu.fi;
bxc at steno.dk

Further information at the course homepage: www.biostat.ku.dk/~bxc/SPE

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Krista Fischer, University of Tartu, Estonia
Esa Läärä, University of Oulu, Finland
Bendix Carstensen, Steno Diabetes Center, Denmark 
(Organizers)