Statistics and Analysis (P00939)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MED-P-P00939

Application of basic statistical methods of summary and analysis to epidemiological and medical research data, and interpretation of findings.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Public Health Research, (Medicine, Schedule R)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	10:50	Med+Vet

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course the student will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the value of confidence intervals in data reporting, and of the uses and abuses of hypothesis testing;
- decide on an appropriate method of analysis in a variety of contexts, and interpret the findings;
- use both the statistical packages SPSS and a calculator to perform statistical analyses;