Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
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, IBM SPSS Statistics, which can be used to implement all the methods taught on the course.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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– Graphs, summarising data and data checking
– Probability
– Introduction to statistical inference and hypothesis testing
– Hypothesis testing for continuous data
– Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
– Non-parametric tests
– Hypothesis tests for categorical data
– Relative risk and odds ratio
– Correlation and measures of agreement
– Regression
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 30 | Feedback Weeks | 32 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 34 | Feedback Weeks | 38 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 39 | Feedback Weeks | 41 | |
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2.5 hour test through MyAberdeen. Each multiple choice question is set up to provide feedback to the student. This feedback is received once the test grades are released. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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The assessment is marked with a rubric covering different themes within the assessment, each theme is marked and the combined grade obtained. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate the ability to present and interpret results from statistical analyses appropriately |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to critically appraise the use of commonly encountered statistical methods within the health related literature. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply suitable statistical methods to answer research questions in a variety of contexts and study designs |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply the concept of statistical inference to health reserach |
| Procedural | Apply | Develop a working knowledge of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) software for data management and analysis |
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate the ability to present and interpret results from statistical analyses appropriately |
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