Clinical Statistics for Nonstatisticians

This on-demand training course answers common questions and addresses topics such as confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, trial designs, and methods for establishing noninferiority and equivalence. This course will increase the level of statistical knowledge of nonstatisticians so that collaborative efforts of statisticians and nonstatisticians on clinical investigative teams can be improved.

This on-demand training course takes an average of 11 hours to complete. Learners have access to the course for one year from the date of purchase.

• Basic statistical concepts
• Hypothesis testing
• Study design
• Analysis plan
• Statistical modeling
• Survival analysis
• Trial for superiority
• Trial for equivalence

This program is designed for those involved in:

• Clinical research
• Administrative support for clinical development
• Finance professionals involved in clinical development and need to interact with project specialists
• Professionals who must understand and work with statisticians in clinical research
• Those with a basic understanding of clinical research and a fundamental exposure to statistics either through professional experience or formal study

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Recognize concepts such as variability, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and P-values and their applications to current projects
• Distinguish various study designs and identify techniques to avoid bias in current and new studies
• Recognize the importance of collaboration with statisticians when designing and interpreting results from clinical trials
• Demonstrate an understanding of how to establish clinical noninferiority and equivalence
• Utilize statistical terms when speaking with coworkers and managment on clinical investigative teams
• Identify the statistician’s role in clinical research