309585 (v.1) Epidemiology and Biostatistics 481
Area: |
School of Public Health |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
4.0 |
| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** | |
Lecture: |
1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Co Requisite(s): |
309583 (v.1) Health Sciences Honours Dissertation 498 or any previous version |
Syllabus: |
Introduction to the scientific method within an epidemiological framework. Association and causation, observational and experimental study designs, application of ethical principles to research questions, measurement issues - reliability and validity ofdata, issues of sampling statistical inference, errors and hypothesis testing and power and sample size calculation. Overview of descriptive statistics, data types and statistical distributions, estimation and confidence intervals and inferential statistical tests. |
| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** | |
Field of Education: | 060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
Funding Cluster: | 09 - Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science |
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Not Categorised *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
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| Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information. | |
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