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304179 (v.2) Health Research Methods 481



 

Area:

School of Public Health

Contact Hours:

4.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Introduction to the scientific method, experimental, quasi-experimental, descriptive, qualitative and epidemiological research. Measurement issues - questionnaire development, reliability and validity of data, issues of sampling and sample size. Ethics in research. Overview of descriptive statistics, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, estimation and confidence intervals, discussion of parametric and non parametric statistical tests. Use of computers in data management.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 1YY 

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.


 
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