HSC 1490 Statistics for the Health Professions
This course introduces students to biostatistics, focusing on the application of statistical ideas and methods to collect, summarize, analyze and interpret health sciences data. Topics covered include: data types, summary statistics, graphical methods, correlation, regression, standard scores, probability, risk and odds ratios, normal distributions, confidence intervals, parametric and nonparametric inferential tests. Students develop analytic skills for working with data and critical thinking skills regarding the role of statistics in research in the Health Sciences professions.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite:
MATH 1005 or 1010 witha minimum grade of C
Offered
Fall, Spring
Notes
Core Curriculum