Essential statistics for medicine I
This description is only available in English.
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17.10–14.11.2025
Course dates
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4 days
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Zurich
Location -
EnglishCourse language
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10.10.2025
Registration end
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CHF 1,300
Course fee
Course description
In this course we will use interactive online learning to build an intuitive concept of essential aspects of statistics in medicine. Each week participants will be tasked with exploring concepts such as random variables and hypothesis tests. Concepts will be translated into medical examples.
Date and venue
Course date
17.10–14.11.2025, 4 days
Course location
ETH Zurich
Fees
Course fee
CHF 1,300
CHF 500 for ETH employees
General terms and conditions (GTC)
Registration
Registration deadline
10.10.2025
Organiser
Course management
ETH Zurich, NEXUS Personalized Health Technologies
Contact
Wagistrasse 18
SWS L641
8952
Schlieren
Responsible body
ETH Zurich, NEXUS Personalized Health Technologies
Good to know
Target group
Anyone working directly or indirectly in medicine and/or healthcare, including but not limited to medical doctors, healthcare providers, and professionals working in healthcare industry, research institutions, patient organisations, insurances, MedTech or pharma companies.
Course language(s)
English
Additional information
This introductory course includes access to an online learning environment, references to textbooks, blended learning, and feedback. A 3-hours coaching session per week helps understand and translate the blended-learning content into real-world medical examples and research articles. It will help participants with accessing and/or refreshing their statistics for its use in medicine.
The course consists of the following blocks for each week:
Block 1: Introduction to probability, data analysis & statistics
Block 2: Statistics fundamentals
Block 3: Random variables & distributions
Block 4: Statistical data analysis
12 contact hours, 16-20 hours self-study,
Contact hours at ETH Zurich: 17.10, 24.10, 10.11 and 14.11.2025 (13:00–16:00)