Stat 305 syllabus
Applied Statistics for Health Sciences
Course description: An introduction to statistical reasoning and data analysis for the health sciences.
Coverage includes descriptive statistics, methods of data collection, estimation,
hypothesis testing, non-parametric statistics, ANOVA, repeated measures, correlation
and other measures of association, modeling data with linear and logistic regression.
Critique of selected research articles and case studies incorporating research and
evidence-based practice will be adopted to connect statistics to daily work in healthcare
field. Statistical computer software (e.g. Minitab) will be extensively used for data
analysis. Computer Lab fee. Note: This course is offered only as a fully online course
and only for health sciences students.
Prerequisite: MA 110 Minimum Grade of C or MA 112 Minimum Grade of C.
Suggested Textbook: Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences by Triola, Triola and Roy, Second Edition, Pearson
Learning outcomes: Upon the successful completion of the course a student will:
know basic concepts of probability, discrete and continuous distributions, descriptive
and inferential statistics, ANOVA and regression analysis
know standard methods of data analysis using appropriate software
apply statistical data analysis methods in health science data