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About the Course

If you’ve ever skipped over the results section of a medical paper because terms like “confidence interval” or “p-value” go over your head,
then you’re in the right place. You may be a clinical practitioner reading research articles to keep up-to-date with developments in your field or
a medical student wondering how to approach your own research. Greater confidence in understanding statistical analysis and the results can
benefit both working professionals and those undertaking research themselves. If you are simply interested in properly understanding the
published literature or if you are embarking on conducting your own research, this course is your first step. It offers an easy ...
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Top reviews

MA

Jul 30, 2023

One of best teacher i have seen in my entire life. course is well designed and explained. Force me to learn alot especially through finding research papers and finding concepts in them. love you sir.

AM

Dec 15, 2018

Klopper MD is a great teacher. There are other courses from another top universities about this topic, but I think this is my favourite. This the shortest in duration and most comprehensive among all.

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By Nadia M

Oct 7, 2020

It was very complete and medical clinical research oriented. I wish it could give you some recommended external material to study, so you can read during the week to further knowledge.

By A e K

Sep 22, 2021

Really helped me grasp the ideas behind the statistics we see in everyday scientific articles. Great explanations and simplistic walkthroughs through statistic examples. Thank you!

By Jennifer P

Aug 4, 2017

If it were just a little longer it would work to count as the Clinical Research requirement for the the IBLCE exam. I learned a lot but that was the real reason I took the class!

By Dr. I A

Nov 24, 2017

This is a excellent first step in learning the basics of clinical research. I strongly recommend beginners like me to take this course before doing your own research work.

By Rogers L L

Apr 9, 2020

Great material

I recommend to everyone in clinical research and doctors who a constant reading research articles, it a great way to understand how the results were obtain

By Rajalakshmi B

Nov 30, 2023

Really the course is helpful to develop and update the research and biostatistical skill. The mentor explanation also good but it takes little time to understand.

By Rephaim M

Apr 18, 2017

Good course, most of the concepts were taught well. It enabled me to develop a more intuitive understanding of clinical research and statistical concepts used

By Karthik K

Aug 29, 2020

Its a good course for beginners, explained in a simple, understandable manner. The assignments and quiz exercises give authentic self feedback for learners.

By parvin r

Jun 30, 2021

the instructor sometimes speaks vaguely and it makes it hard to understand. It was better if we could ask our questions from the instructor himself.

By Amy A

Oct 4, 2022

The information was clear and interesting, but it would be useful if the feedback on the quizzes included the answers for future information.

By Shweta K

Apr 16, 2021

A good course to get a basic understanding of the statistical analysis used in clinical research. Relevant content and well explained videos.

By Saimon S

Jul 29, 2020

I got lost in the non-parametric tests section (Mann-Whitney-U and the rest).

However, the p-value explanation was spot on. Thank you.

By M. A R

May 28, 2020

It was really helpful to understand the clinical research in better way. The short length but succinct lectures were just amazing!

By A. U

Jan 16, 2023

The course is very helpful and well designed. I feel that hypothesis testing and specificity/sensitivity topics can be improved.

By Andrea M

Aug 17, 2018

This course gives general informations about the medical statistics.

It's easy to follow and I found it very useful

By Khalesa A

Feb 11, 2023

it was a good course for a beginner like me. i have got an overall idea about biostat after completing this course

By Digamber C

Jan 21, 2021

Very easy to understand, very very informative.

One thing is missing that non of the videos' were downloadable.

By Aarzoo S

Nov 15, 2021

what a beautiful journey with lots of research article to give brief detail about the statstics and analysis

By Mohammed H S

May 31, 2021

Its not so easy as one think, but good enough to go through once if you dont understand research propery.

By D. O

Dec 15, 2020

It was a great course. Although I have some statistical knowledge, it helped me clear up some concepts.

By Sophie V

Oct 7, 2022

Very well explained, good lectures, nice background in stats. Sometimes it was a bit too easy for me.

By Bolade A

Jun 28, 2022

I absolutely enjoyed the course. Hands-on experience with statiscal analysis for scientific research.

By drmo7aamd S

Mar 22, 2019

it is very helpful course can improve your knowledge in research process and also make you practice

By Jelizaveta P

Mar 20, 2019

It was very informative. Made me understand some things deeper. Also motivated to read a bit more.