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HTH RS M 702 / Introduction to Biostatistics

3 unit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in graduate Plan in HRM, or MPH/eHealth/Health policy programs plus permission of the instructor.

Basic statistical concepts and techniques as they apply to analysis and presentation of data in biostatistical and epidemiology practice. The course covers: graphical presentation of data, elementary probability, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, and introduces hypothesis testing using parametric and non-parametric methods. Specific techniques covered include z-tests, t-tests, ANOVA, contingency tables, regression and correlation.


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