Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal (PUHR11031)
Course Outline
School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Public Health Research |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/gradschool/index.htm |
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Course description |
The course provides an introduction to key concepts and topics in the statistical methods typically used in public health research, and will introduce students to the techniques used to apraise critically published research in the public health and epidemiological literature. For students requiring a higher level of statistics training please see Statistic and Analysis. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Med And Vet | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | Med And Vet | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should be familiar with the basic principles underlying statistical thinking, including areas such as types of data, the relationship of population to sample, sampling methods, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. They should also be able to criticise published literature in a careful and systematic way. |
Assessment Information
Written Exam |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Prof Gordon Murray
Tel: (0131 6)50 3233
Email: Gordon.Murray@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Margaret Luttrell
Tel:
Email: Maggie.Luttrell@ed.ac.uk |
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