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Epidemiology and Statistics for Public Health - PHCM9498
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Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
 
 
School:  School of Public Health and Community Medicine
 
 
Course Outline: See Course Outline
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 99
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course introduces students to quantitative methods in public health research. Biostatistics will include the interpretation of descriptive and inferential statistics using statistical software outputs, and students will be introduced to epidemiological principles through case studies. Case studies will be examined for study design, associated weaknesses and strengths and statistical techniques.

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