PHE 306: Epidemiology & Biostatistics

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to various epidemiological and biostatistical methods used in public health practice and research, with an emphasis on application of appropriate methods and interpretation of results. Topics covered include methods of summarizing data and estimation and hypothesis testing techniques, including the t-test, the chi-square test, the analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and linear regression. 

After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:

• Identify the main types of measurement scales, including quantitative, ordinal and categorical scales
• Describe the shape, location, and spread of sample distribution
• Compute measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode) and variability (variance, standard deviation)
• Distinguish between discrete and continuous random variables
• Determine approximate probabilities for normal random variables
• Characterize the sampling distribution of a sample mean from a normal population
• Construct and interpret confidence intervals around means
• Perform and interpret one-sample, two-sample, and paired t-hypothesis tests on means
• Interpret the components of an analysis of variance and perform an F test to compare means
• Perform and interpret z-tests and chi-square tests of independence and homogeneity

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