MPH1031

Introductory statistics (6 points)

(MED)

Leader: Ms B Erbas

Offered:
Clayton Full year 2003 (Day)
Clayton Full year 2004 (Day)

Synopsis: Descriptive statistics - graphs & tables. Theoretical & empirical probability distributions - chi-square, student's-t, binomial, Poisson, standard normal. Basic statistics - mean, median, mode, minimum, maximum, standard deviation, proportion. Standard errors, confidence intervals and their construction. Paired & unpaired t-tests. Chi-square & Fisher's exact for contingency tables. Non-parametric tests, correlation & bivariate regression. Relative risks & Odds ratios.

Assessment: Mid-semester + Final examinations