PhD Courses in Denmark

Welcome to Method comparison reliability and agreement 2025

Program: BEN (also relevant for B, CPM, CSLTM, HES)

Description: 

The course will focus on the importance of method comparison studies when evaluating new clinical and experimental methods. The course will describe how method comparison studies are designed and how obtained results are analysed and described. Application of analytical measures such as Coefficient of Variance, Intra-Class Correlation, differences in means, and Bland-Altman’s limits of agreement, inter-rater reliability, test accuracy and sample size estimation will be discussed. The aim of the course is to provide the participants with a toolbox that enables them to perform and analyse method comparison studies. This advanced course in biostatistics assumes knowledge of basic methods in biostatistics, including the concepts of hypothesis testing, and basic study designs. The course is designed for researchers working in both clinical and experimental settings.

Prerequisites: 

Basic knowledge on statistics (e.g. Biostatistics I)

Form of evaluation:

Short project/assignment

Key literature: 

Atkinson G, Nevill A. Statistical methods for assessing measurement error (reliability) in variables relevant to sports medicine.  Sports Med 1998; 26: 217-238,

Weir JP. Quantifying test-retest reliability using the intraclass correlation coefficient and the SEM. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 2005; 19: 231–240

Bland JM, Altman DG. Measuring agreement in method comparison studies. Statistical Methods in Medical Research 1999; 8: 135 – 160

And links, datasets and handouts distributed prior to and during the course.

Organizer: 
Associate Professor Carsten Dahl Mørch, email: cdahl@hst.aau.dk

Lecturers: 
Research Assistant Felipe Rettore Andreis

Associate Professor Carsten Dahl Mørch

ECTS: 1.5

Time: 1 and 2 May 2025, 08.15-16.15

Place: Aalborg University

Zip code: 9220

City: Aalborg

Maximal number of participants: 25

Deadline: 10 April 2025