BIOSTATISTICS
A User's Perspective
Announcing the 8th workshop (online)
Dates: 13-14 and 20-21 July, 2024.
Application: 01-June to 07-July, 2024.
To Apply: Click here.
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At a glance
The "Biostatistics: a user's perspective" series of workshops started in 2018, and till date (i.e. January 2024), there have been 948 participants.
The primary focus of these workshops is to provide the knowledge required for basic statistical analysis and interpretation of biological data. The amount of mathematics involved is minimal, and the focus is conceptual and application-oriented, i.e. on getting the job done without necessarily understanding each gear and wheel clicking under the hood. Moreover, we demonstrate how to do every single test we discuss on freely available software. This enables the participants to use these tests for their own analysis. We also constantly discuss common mistakes and how to avoid them. For more details, see the course content.
The upcoming edition of this course will run online on two consecutive week-ends (i.e. Saturdays and Sundays) in July 2024 and will involve:
16 hours of interactive live teaching
4 hours of doubt-solving sessions / tutorials (over and above doubt solving during the lectures)
Instruction videos on how to do the statistical tests covered in the course on your own
Assignments for practicing the tests, including detailed solutions to select questions to enhance understanding
Self-evaluation quiz
A web-discussion forum for solving queries arising out of the teaching or the assignments / quiz
The recordings of all lectures will be made available to the participants (in a view only mode) till 31-October-2024.
Certificates for all participating students.
This is a paid course. IISER Pune reserves the right to restrict the number of students admitted to ensure proper running of the course. No further requests/queries will be entertained regarding the same. In case of any other queries, please feel free write to biostats@acads.iiserpune.ac.in.
Important Dates
Application form opens: 01-Jun-2024
Last date of application: 07-Jul-2024
Course dates and timings (over four days):
13 and 14 Jul 2024: 10.00-AM to 12.00 PM; 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM (on both days)
20 and 21 Jul 2024: 10.00-AM to 12.00 PM; 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM (on both days)
Online discussion forum will be active from 01-Jul to 31-Jul-2024.
Tutorial sessions will happen on 17 and 24 Jul 2024.
Click here to know about the fees and apply.
Last workshop (Jan 2024) in numbers
- 112 students
- 16 hours of teaching
- ~6 hours of doubt clearance
- 2 weeks of self-study + online forum discussion
2 special tutorial sessions
- 4.87 out of 5.00: Average course rating.
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Some comments from the previous editions
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