HLSC 3800U – Critical Appraisal of Statistics in Health Science

This course offers an introduction to critical appraisal skills in assessing evidence presented in health science, with a focus on real-life relevance. The application of statistical methods to the study of research questions will be explored in terms of both descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics to be included are: randomized experiments and observational studies, measurements, frequency distribution, measures of central tendency and variability, correlation and regression, sample survey, probability, confidence intervals construction and hypothesis testing.

This course has multiple sections and delivery modes; please check MyCampus for further details.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): 24 credit hours
Credit restriction(s): STAT 2010U , STAT 2020U , STAT 2800U (for all BSc (Hons) students)