Biostats Course VHM 801

Veterinary Biostatistics Course VHM 8010 at AVC - Fall Semester 2023

Welcome to the homepage of the biostats course VHM 801 at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) within the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), last updated 18/12-2023.

Based on the current recommendations from UPEI, the plan is for a course with all sessions conducted in-person. Plans may be revised at any time as necessary based on recommendations from UPEI and the Public Health Office of PEI.

Course assignments and exam

Final exam on Monday Dec 11. Solution.
4th home assignment (15%): posted Tuesday Nov 14, due Thursday Nov 23.
3rd home assignment (15%): posted Thursday Nov 2, due Thursday Nov 9. Solution.
Optional midterm exam, Tuesday Oct 24. Solution.
2nd home assignment (10%): posted Thursday Oct 12, due Friday Oct 20. Solution.
1st home assignment (10%): posted Thursday Sept 28, due Thursday Oct 5. Solution.
Instructions for home assignments and exam.
Guidelines for project (optional, to replace the 4th home assignment).

Schedule for the Fall Semester 2023:

lectures (L) on Thursdays, 9:00-11:00am in AVC 278N:
- first lecture on Aug 31, last lecture on Nov 30,
labs/practicals (P) on Mondays 1:00pm-4:00pm in the large computer lab (AVC 218S), except for some Fridays (1-4pm): Sep 1, Sep 29, Oct 6, Nov 10:
- first lab on Sep 1, last lab on Dec 4,
optional open hours consultancy/review (R) for VHM 801: Tuesdays 1-2pm and Thursdays 1-2pm,
home assignments on Sep 28, Oct 12, Nov 2, Nov 16 (deadlines one week later),
optional mid-term exam on Tuesday Oct 24, 11am-12pm, AVC 287N,
final exam on Monday Dec 11, 9:00am-12:00pm, AVC 287N.

Session	Date	Hours	Room	Topics	Textbook reference
0-L	Mon 28/8	video		Introduction to the course
1-L	Thu 31/8	9-11	LC	Introduction; Data; Descriptive statistics	S:1.1+2+3; BM:1+2; MMC:1.1-2
1-P	Fri 1/9	13-16	CL	Meet Minitab	1:1,10,16,42,51,72,77; x:1; MM:ch8 (1:22,65; x:2; AI:1,2)
2-L	Thu 7/9	9-11	LC	Sampling; Study design; Experimental design	S:1; BM:6+7; MMC:2.6+3.0-2
2-P	Mon 11/9	13-16	CL		2:7,67; 3:4,10,14,40,94; x:3 (2:69; 3:18,19,52,95; AI:3)
3-L	Thu 14/9	9-11	LC	Probability; Distributions and random variables	S:4; BM:9+10; MMC:4
3-P	Mon 18/9	13-16	CL		4:9,14,26,48,71,75,76,78,92,107,122; x:4 (4:10,52,56,73,108,115,123; x:5,6; AI:4)
4-L	Thu 21/9	9-11	LC	Normal and binomial distributions; Sampling distributions	S:5+6; BM:11+12+13; MMC:1.3+5
4-P	Mon 25/9	13-16	CL		1:110,111,113,117,121,127,145; 3:74,77,79; 5:33,49,51; x:4(c),7,8; home assign.2001:1 (1:123,144; 4:10,60; 5:47,53; x:9; AI:5)
4-R	Tue 26/9	13-14	S		5:49,51; home assign.2001:1; x:4
5-L	Thu 28/9	9-11	LC	Statistical inference: estimation, confidence intervals, tests	S:7+8; BM:14+15.1-2; MMC:3.3+6.1-2
5-P	Fri 29/9	13-16	CL		5:7,14; 6:13,14,33,55,68,70,87,95,103,140 (5:9,40,54; 6:11,12,45,46,85,96; x:10,11,12,13)
5-R	Tue 3/10	13-14	S		5:7; 6:33,55; x:13
6-L	Thu 5/10	9-11	LC	One and two continuous samples	S:8+9; BM:17+18; MMC:7
6-P	Fri 6/10	13-16	CL		7:4,40,50,64,73,74,91,102,103,104,132,143,145 (6:108,142; 7:58,59,66,93; AI:6)
6-P	Mon 16/10	13-16	CL	(second offering)
6-R	Tue 17/10	13-14	S2		7:4,64,102,103
7-L	Thu 19/10	9-11	LC	One and two discrete samples; Non-parametric methods	S:8+9; BM:19+20+27.1-2; MMC:8
7-P	Mon 23/10	13-16	CL		7:68; 8:1,21,62,84,85; 27:8,19; x:14,15 (8:98; x:16; AI:7; midterm 2019)
7-R	Thu 26/10	13-14	S		x:14; 27:8,19
8-L	Thu 26/10	9-11	LC	Two-way tables; Statistical reporting	S:2.5+11.2; BM:5+20+22; MMC:2.5+8.2+9.1-2
8-P	Mon 30/10	13-16	CL		9:20,36,38,39,40,44,48,50,52; x:17 (9:62; AI:8; final 2014:1; final 2015:1)
8-R	Tue 31/10	13-14	S		9:20,50,62; x:17; final 2014:1
9-L	Thu 2/11	9-11	LC	One-way analysis of variance	S:11.3; BM:24+26.1-2+27.3; MMC:12
9-P	Mon 6/11	13-16	CL		6:7; 12:1,9,25,40,43,54,55; 27:22,42; x:18,19 (12:27; final 2014:2; AI:9)
9-R	Tue 7/11	13-14	S		12:54,55; 27:42; x:19
10-L	Thu 9/11	9-11	LC	Simple linear regression; Correlation	S:10.1-3; BM:3+4+23; MMC:2.1-4+10; IPS supplement (regression)
10-P	Fri 10/11	13-16	CL		2:2,11,12,27,28,48,60; 10:7,12,17,27,33,38,39; x:20,21; final 2006:3; final 2016:2 (2:57,59; 10:18,26,40; x:22)
10-R	Tue 14/11	13-14	S		10:17,33; x:21; final 2006:3
11-L	Thu 16/11	9-11	LC	Multifactorial analysis (multiple regression; two-way analysis of variance)	S:10.4+BM:26.4-6+28.1-7; MMC:11+13
11-P	Mon 20/11	13-16	CL		11:15,16,17; 13:3,4,19,31; 26:7,8,33,37; 28:4,14 home assign.2003:4; final 2019:2 (11:6,45; 13:15,16; 26:17,18,19)
11-R	Tue 21/11	13-14	S		13:31; 26:37; 28:14; final 2019:2; home assign.2003:4
12-L	Thu 23/11	9-11	LC	Power and sample size; Statistical inference revisited	BM:15+19.4; MMC:6.4; notes
12-P	Mon 27/11	13-16	CL		6:38,39,99,107,115; 7:127; 8:33; 12:35,36; x:23 (6:103,108,111; 7:129; 8:103; final 2014:3; final 2016:1,3)
12-R	Tue 28/11	13-14	S		6:107; 7:127; 8:103; final 2014:3; x:23
13-L	Thu 30/11	9-11	LC2	Course wrap-up	final 2015
13-P	Mon 4/12	13-16	CL		final 2015:1,3; final 2018f (all old exams 2014-2022)

LC = AVC Learning Commons, room 278N; LC2 = AVC Learning Commons, room 280N; CL = AVC large computer lab (218S), S = Health Management seminar room (343N), S2 = Companion Animals seminar room (355S)
legend for textbooks: S=Stephens; BM: Baldi & Moore; MMC: Moore, McCabe & Craig,

Other information

Practical info (course aim and organization, etc.)
Exercises and Datasets page
Links to statistical applets
Statistical tables: Tables A-F of PSLS 3e, Tables 1-5 of S
Minitab files from teaching sessions (lectures/labs)
Assorted media links
Course syllabus for mid-term exam
Course syllabus for final exam
List of articles used for Home assignment IV
Student list
Reporting of statistics in publications:
- Lang & Altman (2013), Basic statistical reporting for articles published in biomedical journals: the SAMPL guidelines (link to page at the Equator Network),
- Equator Network
- Another list of Research reporting guidelines and initiatives,
- Bailar & Mosteller (1988), Guidelines for statistical reporting in articles for medical journals, Ann Intern Med., 108, 266-73 (UPEI access/Moodle).
Note on course textbook
Announcement of Biostats VHM 801 course (e-mail 29/6-2023)
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Contact

Henrik Stryhn, Department of Health Management (room 412S), AVC, UPEI,
phone: (902) 894-2847, e-mail: hstryhn@upei.ca.

Henrik Stryhn (hstryhn@upei.ca)