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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics by University of Cape Town

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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 ...
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    MA

    Jul 30, 2023

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    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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    Dec 15, 2018

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    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.

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    By Felipe K O k

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    Apr 29, 2020

    It's a really nice course, it helped me a lot to be more confident about what i'm seeing when reading a study. It will help you with different doubts: p value, parametric and non parametric test (ANOVA, T TEST, Chi SQAURE...) and specificity and sensivility with diagnosis tests

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    Jan 1, 2016

    Thank you very much Juan, for your time and dedication! You really inspired me to take the path to research in the medical field! I never have had such a high standard course in clinical research! Thanks very much, I feel proud to have had the chance to be one of your students.

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    By Vidya K

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    Oct 3, 2021

    I found this course very insightful and enjoyed learning through the words of Dr. Juan. Understanding the statistics used in medical journals has been made easier than ever before through this initiative. I will keep coming back to this material whenever I need a refresher.

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    By Gene D

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    Aug 27, 2018

    Great refresher's course for those who took Biostat in college or in graduate school and a valuable backgrounder course for those who did not. It helps you navigate the Statistical section of the medical journals while assist you in appreciating the meaning behind the data.

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    May 9, 2020

    A very systematic course that starts with you from the scratch of types of studies and types of data, and going with you to reach comprehensive understanding of the difficult values and parameters as P-value, confidence interval, odds ratio & types of statistical tests.

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    By Jaya V

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    Mar 25, 2022

    It was easy to understand and concise course .i learned many aspectsmof research that i forgot and couldnt get a grip in bachelor's .Attendting this course will help me in my future exams and i am confident enough to start exploring more as i want to conduct reasearch.

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    By Venkatesh P

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    Apr 7, 2022

    Enjoyed the course thoroughly. The basic concepts and definitions of clinical research and statisitics were explained very clearly. I strongly recommend everyone who is planning to gain knowledge in clinical research to take this course. Enjoy the journey of learning.

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    By IAN M

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    May 9, 2018

    This course offers a simplified way of understanding the complexities of searching free full-text pubmed articles, study designs, sampling methods, statistical analysis and interpretation of scientific research. I highly recommend it to any clinical research beginner.

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    By Katherine D

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    Sep 8, 2020

    I am so glad I chose this course! It is presented really well and Dr Klopper makes these concepts easy to understand and remember. I have a much better understanding of statistical analysis now and I am looking forward to applying it to the medical literature I read.

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    By Umi S

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    May 10, 2020

    I could see that this course will help me with better understanding of statistical parts in clinical research protocols. I always wondered all the statistical terms such as p-value and confidential intervals and this course lead me to find the answers to my wonders.

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    By Payal S

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    Jul 16, 2019

    This is an excellent course if you are involved in research work or simply want to understand medical literature better. The concepts are presented in a very simple and easy to understand manner with appropriate examples. Thank you Dr Juan for your excellent effort.

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    By Andrea G

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    May 19, 2020

    Really great course to let go of the fear of statistical language. Gives you the necessary tools to adequately understand research papers and the data behind them. Plus gives you a good quick refresh on all research terminology. Understanding statistics made easy.

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    By Mohammed K

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    Apr 26, 2019

    Excellent course, very well explained and tested the individual appropriately. Covered many topics and although not deeply, it allowed you to understand the basics that will allow you to understand what you are reading and will help you to go further on your path.

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    By Blessy P

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    Aug 16, 2020

    Great Instructor! Excellent content and format. This course helped to put all the different pieces together to develop a practical/'intuitive' understanding, (as Juan would say :)) Excel/spreadsheet tricks came as bonus! Thank you Coursera for this great offering

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    By Meneka R

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    Apr 6, 2023

    This is a great course. Teaches from the basics to get a good knowledge on what statistical tests should be used and how they should be interpreted.

    I would really recommend this course for those who have no idea regarding statistical tests in clinical research.

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    By Vitalii U

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    May 22, 2018

    Excellent course! I will recommend it as a MUST to medical advisors and medical liaison officers in pharmaceutical company I am currently working. Very simple and useful explanation of statistics concepts. Extremely useful. Thank you very much for this course.

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    By NIMMY K

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    Sep 18, 2020

    Thank you for this wonderful course! After completing this course, I feel so much more confident reading the Statistical Analysis section in a paper. I really liked the systematic manner in which the concepts were introduced throughout the course. Thank you!!

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    By Camilla S

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    Jul 3, 2018

    A great and very easy to understand course. It gives you an idea of commonly used statistical analysis, but without going too deep into the math. Great if you are tired of reading articles and not understanding what a p-value or a paired t-test is. thumps up!

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    By Корней И

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    Mar 24, 2023

    This is a very good course. Though I have to admitt that I didn't andestand everything, I have lost the fear of going futher in this direction. I will continue to study this theme with other courses and books. The course is good written and very informative.

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    By Sonakshi S

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    Aug 17, 2020

    This was a great course. It is an ideal course for beginners to get familiar with the concepts of research methodology. The quizzes are helpful for rating our own understanding of the chapter. In a nutshell, it lays a foundation of research for the students.

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    By Hugo H Z

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    Aug 28, 2019

    Very easy pace of learning things related with clinical research. The concepts are very well explained, and if you are not an statistician, this course is gonna help you a lot. Thanks to the Dr. Juan Klopper for doing this couse. I higly recomend this couse.

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    By Ramesh C

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    Nov 10, 2016

    It is an excellent course and opportunity to learn about statistics and its applications in the medical research. The concepts are well explained and easy to understand. I express my heartfelt gratitude to the Coursera community and University of Cape Town.

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    By Anujyoti S

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    Dec 20, 2022

    This is an excellent course that paved the way to understanding statistics without a single mathematical equation. Now, I can browse through a lot more research papers and in-depth studies of the same instead of focusing only on the aims and objectives.

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    By Rasheed M F

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    Jan 19, 2020

    This was an excellent experience, refreshing all the information, updating for few unclear things , better understanding of the basics ....... Fast, easy to focus and well explained .......I enjoyed every moment of the course, thanks for all the efforts

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    By Sebawe S

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    Dec 21, 2019

    A very exceptional course that teaches you so much about clinical research, and I think it's a must for every medical student, who wants to become and evidence-based physician as all the 21st century novel physicians should be, and not just researchers.

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