Publications by Simon Thornley

POPLHLTH 304 Tutorial 10

POPLHLTH 304 tutorial 10: Meta-analysis Simon Thornley 11 May, 2022 A three minute primer on meta-analysis from the UK. Malcolm Gladwell, the well-known Canadian science writer, describes some of the evidence which has turned around the science related to the influence of saturated fat intake. Getting started This session, we will focus on con...

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POPLHLTH 304: tutorial 7

POPLHLTH 304 tutorial 7: logistic regression Simon Thornley 12 April, 2022 How marijuana works, by National Geographic. This session, we will focus on modelling of binary outcomes in epidemiology. These are very common, as many times we will be dealing with diseases which we either do or do not have. We will learn how to: Plot the relationship...

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tutorial 8

POPLHLTH 304: tutorial 8 statistical power Simon Thornley 3 May, 2022 From Sunbeam photography on Unsplash.com Getting started This session, we will focus on designing studies and statistical power calculations. We will learn how to: Estimate numbers of participants needed for trials with continuous and categorical outcomes. Explore the implic...

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