The Kids Biostats

Small-sample analysis

Small Samples

R

The sample size in research projects is often limited by practical constraints e.g. cost of equipment, logistics of animal breeding and management, or the (low) prevalence…

Dr Bethy McKinnon, Dr Matt Cooper

AI in Biostatistics - Part 2

AI

R

If you haven’t read part one of this two-part series on AI, do that first here:

Wesley Billingham, Dr Matthew Cooper

AI in Biostatistics - Part 1

AI

R

AI is a hot topic in most fields right now, and biostatistics is no exception! We (the Telethon Kids Institute biostats team) were asked to present at the weekly Institute…

Wesley Billingham, Dr Matthew Cooper

Analysing pre-post data

Pre-post

Mixed Models

R

Pre-post designs are in use everywhere we look. Before and after treatment, e.g. in a randomised clinical trial, might be the example that most readily comes to mind for…

Dr Matthew Cooper

Data Anonymiser

Shiny

R

Data access and security is a really important topic and one that can be challenging to navigate. Research ethics and governance approvals typically require detail about…

Dr Matthew Cooper, Wesley Billingham

Parallel Computing in R

R

Parallel

While most of the datasets we work with are of a manageable size here at the Telethon Kids Institute, occasionally we are presented with data containing millions of rows…

Handling Missing Data with LMER

Missing Data

Mixed Models

R

As consultant statisticians, we are often approached by people who have already carried out some preliminary data analysis and who are now looking to move onto something…

Dr Matthew Cooper