R for Medical Statistics: A 7-Hour Primer

A concise course designed to equip you with the essential R skills for analyzing medical data, performing statistical tests, and building predictive models.

Introduction to R and RStudio for Medical Statistics

Unit 1: Setting Up Your R Environment

Unit 2: R Basics for Medical Statistics

Data Import and Exploration with `readr` and `dplyr`

Unit 1: Importing and Inspecting Data

Unit 2: Data Wrangling with `dplyr`

Data Cleaning and Transformation with `dplyr`

Unit 1: Data Cleaning with `dplyr`

Unit 2: Data Transformation with `dplyr`

Descriptive Statistics and Data Visualization

Unit 1: Descriptive Statistics in R

Unit 2: Data Visualization with ggplot2

T-tests: Comparing Means

Unit 1: Fundamentals of T-Tests

Unit 2: Performing and Interpreting T-Tests in R

Chi-squared Tests: Analyzing Categorical Data

Unit 1: Chi-squared Tests: Fundamentals and Applications

Unit 2: Advanced Topics and Alternatives

ANOVA: Comparing Means Across Multiple Groups

Unit 1: One-Way ANOVA in R

Unit 2: Post-Hoc Tests and Assumptions

Linear Regression: Modeling Relationships

Unit 1: Building and Interpreting Linear Regression Models

Unit 2: Advanced Regression Techniques and Confounding

Logistic Regression: Predicting Binary Outcomes

Unit 1: Building and Assessing Logistic Regression Models

Unit 2: Interpreting Results and Evaluating Performance

Model Diagnostics and Validation

Unit 1: Diagnosing and Fixing Model Problems

Unit 2: Validating and Comparing Models

Introduction to Survival Analysis

Unit 1: Understanding Time-to-Event Data

Unit 2: Setting Up R for Survival Analysis

Kaplan-Meier Curves and Log-Rank Tests

Unit 1: Kaplan-Meier Curves

Unit 2: Log-Rank Tests

Cox Proportional Hazards Models

Unit 1: Building and Interpreting Cox Models

Unit 2: Assumptions and Confounding

Advanced Survival Analysis Techniques

Unit 1: Advanced Cox Models and Visualizations

Unit 2: Real-World Applications and Model Evaluation