MPH1031

Introductory statistics

(MED)

Ms B Erbas

6 points + 2 contact hours per week + Full year + Melbourne University Hawthorn Campus

Synopsis: Descriptive statistics - graphs and tables. Theoretical and empirical probability distributions - chi-square, student0s-t, binomial, Poisson, standard normal. Basic statistics - mean, median, mode, minimum, maximum, standard deviation, proportion. Standard errors, confidence intervals and their construction. Paired and unpaired t-tests. Chi-square and Fisher0s exact for contingency tables. Non-parametric tests, correlation and bivariate regression. Relative risks and Odds ratios.

Assessment: Mid-semester + Final examinations