Data management and statistical computing (6 points)
(MED)
Leader: D Sibbritt
Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (OCL)
Clayton First semester 2005 (OCL)
Synopsis:
Objectives: On completion of this unit students should be able to: 1. derive and compare population measures of mortality, illness, fertility and survival, using basic demographic tools such as life tables and age standardisation; 2. access the main sources of routinely collected health data and choose the appropriate one, taking into account their advantage and disadvantages; 3. design a valid and reliable health survey to collect primary data, design an efficient sampling strategy to obtain a random sample of the target population, and choose the most appropriate mode of delivery and 4. analyse, interpret and present the results of survey data, taking the sampling strategy into account.
Assessment: Three written assignments + final examination
Prerequisites: MPH1040
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