The NCI Center for Cancer Research announces a course for NIH fellows:
Statistical Tutorial (ST)

OVERVIEW: Recent advances in cancer biology have resulted in the need for increased statistical analysis of research data. ST is designed as a follow up to Statistical Analysis of Research Data (SARD) class held in January 2009. The tutorial will apply the general principles of statistical analysis of research data including descriptive statistics, z- and t-tests of means and mean differences, simple and multiple linear regression, ANOVA tests, and Chi-Squared distribution.

The tutorial will be held on Friday, March 20, 2009 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Institutes of Health’s Natcher Conference Center (Bldg. 45) in Rooms F1/F2 on the Bethesda Campus. The participation of NIH clinical and postdoctoral fellows who need to conduct statistical analysis of research data is encouraged.

Course Materials:
ST2009 Agenda
ST2009 data
ST2009 solutions
Laptop Computer (BRING YOUR OWN)

Links and Related Training Opportunities: The NCI Center for Cancer Research Office of Training and Education is developing a curriculum for the training of NCI clinical and postdoctoral fellows.  Eight courses have thus far been developed (http:/ccr.cancer.gov/careers/courses.  Translational research in clinical oncology (TRACO) is offered each fall.  Each winter, Statistical Analysis of Research Data (SARD) is offered featuring univariate data analysis and bivariate data analysis.  The Statistical Tutorial (ST) is being offered as a follow up to SARD.  It will feature analysis of research data using Excel spreadsheets.  Each registrant should bring a laptop computer to participate in the tutorial.  For additional opportunities for postdoctoral training at NIH view http://www.training.nih.gov/.

Location and Time:  The tutorial will be held in F1/F2 at the Natcher Conference Center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Registration:  The deadline for registration is March 13, 2009.  The first 30 registrants will be accommodated.  It is anticipated that registrants will have completed the SARD course.  The registration form is available online, click here to register.  This tutorial is being directed by Dr. Terry Moody, 301-451-9451.

Course Assistant:  : Nauramy Osefo

Faculty:
Paul Thurman, MBA
Columbia University
Paul.thurman@columbia.edu