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HST5121 Demography and Biostatistics
SCHOOL OF EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Credit Points: 20
 
Description:

This unit introduces students to biostatistics for public health research and practice. The aim of the unit is to enable students to gain an understanding of basic biostatistical concepts and techniques, to gain the necessary skills to undertake and interpret basic biostatistical analyses making use of a statistical software package and to develop the ability to critically evaluate the use of statistical methods in health-related literature.   The emphasis is on an understanding of concepts, practical application of methods and interpretation rather than mathematical calculations.   This unit examines the sources, use and limitations of routinely collected demographic data, with particular attention to population data and measures of mortality and fertility. The unit also introduces students to biostatistics for public health research and practice by examining a range of topics including: collecting, organising and summarising data statistical inference; estimation and comparison of means, proportions and rates; sample size calculation; and simple linear regression.



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This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
M49Master of Men's Health and Andrology
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2013 VET: 20/05/2013