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About the Course

If you’ve ever skipped over the results section of a medical paper because terms like “confidence interval” or “p-value” go over your head, then you’re in the right place. You may be a clinical practitioner reading research articles to keep up-to-date with developments in your field or a medical student wondering how to approach your own research. Greater confidence in understanding statistical analysis and the results can benefit both working professionals and those undertaking research themselves. If you are simply interested in properly understanding the published literature or if you are embarking on conducting your own research, this course is your first step. It offers an easy entry into interpreting common statistical concepts without getting into nitty-gritty mathematical formulae. To be able to interpret and understand these concepts is the best way to start your journey into the world of clinical literature. That’s where this course comes in - so let’s get started! The course is free to enroll and take. You will be offered the option of purchasing a certificate of completion which you become eligible for, if you successfully complete the course requirements. This can be an excellent way of staying motivated! Financial Aid is also available....

Top reviews

AM

Dec 15, 2018

Klopper MD is a great teacher. There are other courses from another top universities about this topic, but I think this is my favourite. This the shortest in duration and most comprehensive among all.

MA

Jul 30, 2023

One of best teacher i have seen in my entire life. course is well designed and explained. Force me to learn alot especially through finding research papers and finding concepts in them. love you sir.

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By Ayesha A

Nov 1, 2018

Amazing, concise and tailored for all clinicians/health care professionals. If you love research, it will get you hooked in no time. Highly recommended!

By Sritama D

Mar 8, 2021

Well explained and most suitable for beginners. I am very glad to complete this course. This course has cleared all my doubts. Recommended to everyone.

By Ooi C J

Jul 6, 2019

Good to study when you are first starting to learn about clinical research. More learning required when you are trying to start a research on your own.

By Dr. S P

Jun 9, 2017

It was very good, simple and easy to understand. I thank Dr. Juan Klopper for making it easy without compromising the importance of the topic. Cheers !

By Feroz S

Oct 7, 2022

Wonderful course. I learned a lot , very useful , topics are very well covered and very clearly explained. I am glad i did this course. Thanks team.

By Fani P

Dec 20, 2019

I truly enjoyed taking this course. I have gained a better understanding of the different statistics test and their applications. Highly recommend it!

By Huynh L D

May 22, 2016

A very comprehensive, thorough and complete course for statistics in the context of clinical research.

Love the passion and teaching of the instructor.

By appala s

May 27, 2022

I have been using parametric tests for statistical analysis and this course has given exposure to non-parametric tests and Categorical data handling

By Anugamini P S

Jul 21, 2018

This course enabled me to understand the key aspects of different forms of researches and methodologies with interesting examples. Thanks coursera.

By Vignesh K

Jun 17, 2022

I have gained a basic understanding how actually the data analysis in research papers works and how to plan a statistical analysis in my own study

By Dr.Ananthan R K

Sep 16, 2020

i enjoyed the course. It gave me a good understanding of the statistics and basic of clinical research and theunderstanding of the various term.

By Pietro P

Mar 9, 2017

Very useful course. It gives you the basic skills to understand the scientific and statistical methods of clinical research with a light workload

By Patrícia R

Jul 3, 2020

Excellent content and didactic strategies. This course has helped me increase my knowledge and understanding of statistics in clinical research.

By Aletha W

Jun 21, 2018

Really an excellent course. Well presented. Easy to follow, making it easy to understand the fundamentals behind statistics in medical research.

By Itamar T

Oct 29, 2016

Excellent course. Gives all that is needed in order to practically understand and criticize every piece of scientific paper in clinical context.

By Will M

May 7, 2020

Engaging and easy to follow course which has significantly improved my ability to understand statistics and the results in medical literature.

By Shukrani L S

May 10, 2018

Great course!

Clinical Mathematics like P values were so evident in this course. Really, it opened up my mind in reading the research articles

By Suchana S S S

Jul 1, 2023

This course is perfect for beginners who want to learn about statistics and research. Dr Klopper has made the concepts so easy to understand.

By Angela D R

Jun 25, 2019

If you scratch your head or your eyes glaze over when reading the Methods and Results of biomedical journal articles, enroll in this course.

By Florence T

Jun 22, 2019

This course has helped me get deeper insights into the basic concepts of statistics. The instructor has explained everything well and clear.

By Usha R

Feb 28, 2023

Its really very informative and wonderful course. This course will be useful for the researcher who are the beginners doing clinical study.

By Diego S R

Sep 21, 2017

Excellent course.

The course gave me a new vision and understanding of biostatistics.

Awesome.

Professior Klopper is very good.

I recommend!

By Abraheem A

Jul 3, 2017

I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in clinical research and wants to understand how statistics is used in clinical research.

By Danielle G

Mar 22, 2023

Excellent course for medical doctors across the board - not only to understand published studies but also to learn how to conduct a study.

By Maria L

Apr 22, 2016

Excellent work by the professor.I was always bored of maths and statistics but in this course everything was simplyfied and explained. 5/5