Method comparison, reliability and agreement

Welcome to Method comparison, reliability and agreement

Program: BEN (also relevant for B, CPM, CSLTM, and 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, observer agreement, 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.

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.

Prerequisites:

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

Evaluation:

The course will be evaluated through an assignment given during the course. The students will present the results of the assignment at the end of the course.

Organizer: Associate Professor Carsten Dahl Mørch

Lecturers: Assistant Professor Daniel Skak Mazhari-Jensen, Associate Professor Carsten Dahl Mørch

ECTS: 1,5

Date: 5, 6 October 2026

Place: Aalborg University

City: Aalborg

Number of seats: 25

Deadline: 12 November 2026

Important information concerning PhD courses:

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course. We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk. When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.