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Demystifying statistics: Understanding and interpreting p-values

21 Feb 2019 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

ICH June Lloyd Room, 30 Guilford Street

Demystifying statistics: Understanding and interpreting p-values
Thursday 21st February 2019 
14.00-16:00 
June Lloyd Room, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
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Intuitive and interactive basic statistics session on understanding and interpreting p-values.

Intended for researchers in the GOSH BRC from a biological or clinical background who don't feel confident about statistical analysis, or even those who've done the ICH introductory course some time ago and would like a refresher.

  • Why statistical analysis is a lot like a courtroom
  • Demonstrations to visually illustrate some of the concepts behind what a p-value is
  • How to depict your data
  • When to use the word “significant” when writing up your results
  • How to interpret p-values close to 0.05
You can register for this course at the following Eventbrite link is: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/demystefying-statistics-understanding-and-interpreting-p-values-tickets-54588958043

Please note, a 2 hour session won't be able to meet specific research needs of a diverse group. For a more detailed introduction to statistics, please see: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/child-health/events/2019/jan/introduction-research-methods-and-statistics