Academic Catalog

PBP-5005 Biostatistics for Health Professionals

This course is designed to give students an insight into the concepts and use of statistics in the medical health sciences. Students will be able to describe data and how data can be displayed and distributed for statistical analysis and determine the validity or accuracy of the data measurement. Students will be expected to design and interpret data displays such as tables and graphs. Areas that will be covered include but not limited to the use of statistics in medical related journals, screening tests for disease, and survivor analysis. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply statistics to real world scenarios in health care settings.

Credits

3