Admission requirements
Successful completion of Study Design and Responsible Data Analysis is advised.
Basic knowledge of biostatistical procedures. Specifically, knowledge about standard regression techniques in epidemiology: logistic regression and Cox regression.
If you are not enrolled in the MSc programme Population Health Management but you consider taking this course as an elective, please contact our study advisor.
Description
Predictive analytics is an area of statistics, concerned with developing and evaluating tools for predicting a health outcome based on individual characteristics. This course aims to improve understanding of the role of predictive analytics for prevention, diagnosis, and intervention. We will discuss how to build, validate, and update prediction tools. We will also discuss the task of assessing their predictive performance in targeted settings. Key concepts and issues in prediction research will be covered, relating, for example, to adequate study design, sample size and statistical overfitting. Case studies are used throughout for illustration. The core material of this course will be introduced through predominantly online lectures, which will be interspersed with quiz questions and exercises. The course also gives a hands-on experience in prediction research through R programming and example datasets.
Course objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student:
understands the roles that diagnostic and prognostic models may play
in risk stratification, and ultimately medical decision-making;knows the critical factors that determine the validity of predictions
provided by diagnostic and prognostic models;has insight in the pitfalls of model development with standard
statistical techniques;has both theoretical and practical knowledge on advanced methods
in model development and validation, specifically on regression
modelling;can apply advanced methods in medical data and interpret the results.
Timetable
All course and group schedules are published on MyTimeTable.
The exam dates have been determined by the Education Board and are published in MyTimeTable.
It will be announced in MyTimeTable and/or Brightspace when and how the post-exam feedback will be organized.
Mode of instruction
Lectures
Research
Online education
Group work
Assessment method
Students are assessed according to the following three obligatory components:
Part 1 (week 1-2 – Online): Peer review assessment (20%, no required minimum result)
Part 2 (week 3 – On Campus): Group presentation (30%, no required minimum result)
Part 3 (week 4 – Final week): Final assignment (50%, required minimum result: 6,0)
Partial grades are rounded to 1 decimal place.
All components combined make up the final grade for the course (with 1 decimal place, except for grades between 5,0 and 6,0). If the result of part 3 is below 6.0, the final grade will be capped at a 5.0. It is compulsory to participate in each of the components in order to receive a grade.
Details on the assessment can be found in the assessment plan on Brightspace.
A final grade of at least 6,0 is required to pass the course. If the final grade is less than 6,0 or if the student did not participate in one of the components, the student is given the opportunity to retake the assessment as one assignment that covers all the learning goals of the course.
Final grades between 5,0 and 6,0 will be rounded:
5,0-5,4 → 5,0
5,5-6,0 → 6,0
Reading list
The reading list can be found on Brightspace. The material consists of presentations and pdf files. There is no need to purchase literature, as the presented material is not commercialized.
Extra in depth material is available in the book ‘Clinical prediction models’ by E.W. Steyerberg, published by Springer, for sale at Amazon, Bol.com, Springer, etc.
Registration
Registration must be completed via MyStudyMap. Registration in MyStudyMap gives you automatic access to the course in Brightspace. For more information, please visit the Leiden University website for students.
Contact
Dr. Mar Rodriguez Girondo - m.rodriguez_girondo@lumc.nl
Remarks
This course is a combination of online education and on campus education at the Leiden University Health Campus in The Hague.