Postgraduate Course: Advanced Statistical Methods: Continuous Data (PUHR11020)
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.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/phs/education.php |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Understanding and application of more advanced statistical methods suited to continuous data, and appropriate interpretation of findings. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will be able to:
- Undertake regression analyses appropriately using SPSS;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the interpretation of multiple regression analyses;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the application and interpretation of analysis of variance analyses;
- Show knowledge of and ability to select and interpret results of suitable analytical approaches to statistical modelling, and for exploring interactions and confounding
- Select and apply methods suitable for measurement validation
- Show familiarity with the Poisson distribution and be able to apply it to the calculation of confidence intervals for standardised rates |
Assessment Information
| Assignment comprising data report |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Niall Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3212
Email: Niall.Anderson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Margaret Luttrell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Maggie.Luttrell@ed.ac.uk |
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