The practice of public health in the 21st century demands its professionals to be able to effectively evaluate the medical literature improve and expand the practice of public and community health.
The basic statistical concepts includes descriptive statistics such as measures of central tendency and dispersion, sampling distributions and the Central Limit Theorem; the binomial, normal, Student t, chi-square, and F distributions; and techniques of 1- and 2-sample tests, linear regression, correlation, an introduction to analysis of variance and selected nonparametric procedures. Appropriate statistical techniques are studied for the systematic collection, presentation, analysis and
interpretation of results, including surveys and quality control. The focus on understanding the techniques of statistical inference (confidence intervals and hypothesis testing) and interpreting results as found in articles and reports.
The basic statistical concepts includes descriptive statistics such as measures of central tendency and dispersion, sampling distributions and the Central Limit Theorem; the binomial, normal, Student t, chi-square, and F distributions; and techniques of 1- and 2-sample tests, linear regression, correlation, an introduction to analysis of variance and selected nonparametric procedures. Appropriate statistical techniques are studied for the systematic collection, presentation, analysis and
interpretation of results, including surveys and quality control. The focus on understanding the techniques of statistical inference (confidence intervals and hypothesis testing) and interpreting results as found in articles and reports.
Delivery: Face-to-face
Duration: 14 weeks
Skill Level: Intermediate
Course Fee: RM 2100