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Statistics 1 MED5341

  • Academic Session: 2022-23
  • School: School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Available to Erasmus Students: No

Short Description

This course provides an introduction to medical statistics, covering a number of the most commonly used basic analyses from both clinical and laboratory studies. The aim is to ensure that students can appraise the literature that includes the methods covered and also are able to use these methods to analyse datasets themselves.

Timetable

The course will run during semester 1.

Requirements of Entry

none

Excluded Courses

MED5151 Medical Statistics

Assessment

Exam (20%), Statistics assignment (80%)

Course Aims

The course aims to provide core skills in critical review and data analysis for statistics in order to equip students for their own practice. It also aims to enable them to evaluate and understand the medical literature that utilises the statistical methods covered.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

 

1.Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of common statistical terms such as p-value, confidence interval, etc;
2.Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of, and the ability to carry out, exploratory data analysis and basic statistical analysis;
3.Demonstrate the ability to specify a relevant hypothesis in relation to a research question;
4.Demonstrate the ability to display graphically and describe the data collected;
5.Demonstrate knowledge of and the ability to carry out appropriate simple statistical analyses using a computer package such as Minitab and SPSS;
6.Demonstrate an ability to interpret the results of a study and communicate them to both technical and lay audiences;
7.Critically appraise the methods, results and clinical implications of published and other research.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.