Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04
This course in Applied Statistics intends to focus on the application of statistical techniques in postgraduate research for health professionals, with a particular emphasis on the correct interpretation of statistical analyses. The course will NOT concentrate on the statistical theory underlying the subject. An important component of the course is the use of a statistical package. The statistical package used on this course will be IBM SPSS Statistics 25 which can be used to implement all of the methods taught on this course.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 19 | Feedback Weeks | 20 | |
| Feedback |
Each question has feedback on wrong answers submitted and how to arrive at correct answer. Feedback received once grades released, a few days after the due date. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Apply | Apply the concept of statistical inference to health research |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply suitable statistical methods to answer research questions in a variety of contexts and study designs |
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate the ability to present and interpret results from statistical analyses appropriately |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 16 | Feedback Weeks | 17 | |
| Feedback |
Each question has feedback on wrong answers submitted and how to arrive at correct answer. Feedback received once grades released, a few days after the due date. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to critically appraise the presentation and interpretation of results in the literature |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply the concept of statistical inference to health research |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply suitable statistical methods to answer research questions in a variety of contexts and study designs |
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate the ability to present and interpret results from statistical analyses appropriately |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 18 | Feedback Weeks | 20 | |
| Feedback |
The assessment is marked with a rubric covering different themes within the assessment, each theme is marked and the combined grade obtained. The student will get one or two sentences of feedback from the marker per theme. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Apply | Apply the concept of statistical inference to health research |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply suitable statistical methods to answer research questions in a variety of contexts and study designs |
| Procedural | Apply | Develop a working knowledge of a statistical software package for data management and analysis |
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate the ability to present and interpret results from statistical analyses appropriately |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 12 | Feedback Weeks | 13 | |
| Feedback |
Each question has feedback on wrong answers submitted and how to arrive at correct answer. Feedback received once grades released, a few days after the due date. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Apply | Apply the concept of statistical inference to health research |
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate the ability to present and interpret results from statistical analyses appropriately |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Apply | Apply suitable statistical methods to answer research questions in a variety of contexts and study designs |
| Procedural | Apply | Develop a working knowledge of a statistical software package for data management and analysis |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply the concept of statistical inference to health research |
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate the ability to present and interpret results from statistical analyses appropriately |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to critically appraise the presentation and interpretation of results in the literature |
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