biostats

1. Unit Learning Outcomes
Unit 1
Describing Data
Understand the use of statistics to solve health issues
Understand the different forms of Statistics
Understand and use Independent, Dependent, Confounding Variables
Understand the nature of Data
Use measurement scales
Unit 2
Summarizing and
Presenting Data
Understand parametric and non-parametric statistical methods
Distinguish between independent and dependent variables Understand the normal
distribution
Understand skewness and kurtosis
Use measures of central tendency
Use measures of dispersion
Use skewness and kurtosis
Use data presentation techniques
Unit 3
Biostatistics Issues
And Research
Methods
Plan Research Studies
Use Research Designs
Use Case Studies
Use Cross-Sectional Design
Use Longitudinal Design
Use Experimental Design
Unit 4
Sampling
Understand and use sampling distributions
Distinguish between Probability and Non-Probability
Sampling Methods
Understand Sampling Error
Estimate Sample Size
Unit 5
Probability
Distributions
Unit 6
Hypothesis Testing
Estimate Population Statistics
Calculate Confidence Intervals
Use theDiscrete Uniform Distribution
Use theBinomial Distribution
Use thePoisson Distribution
Use Continuous Uniform Distribution
Use Normal Probability Distribution
Use Inferential Statistics
Understand Type I and Type II errors
Use One-Tailed and Two-Tailed tests
Use Number of Degrees of Freedom
Use One Sample Z and t tests
Use Two Samples tests
Use Mann-Whitney U test
Use Wilcoxon Test
Use Excel
Use SPSS
Use Chi-Square test
Use Correlation Coefficient
Use Coefficient of Determination
Use SPSS for ANOVA
Use SPSS for Kruskal-Wallis Test
Unit 7
Regression
Use Linear Regression
Use MultipleLinear Regression
Understand the effect of Multicollinearity
Understand the effect of Autocorrelation
Understand the impact of Homoscedasticity