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305871 (v.2) Epidemiology and Biostatistics Honours 482



 

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
Epidemiological research, association and causation, rates and ratios, standardisation, bias, confounding and sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests. Principles and evaluation of clinical trials, cohort and case control studies. Overview of multivariate analyses- 2 way ANOVA, ANCOVA, MANOVA, simple and multiple linear regression, intraclass correlation and Kappa statistics. Use of statistical software to create, edit and analyse research data. Illustrations of research conducted in medicine and public health.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

- 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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