PU5522: APPLIED STATISTICS (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05

Course Overview

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 27, which can be used to implement all the methods taught on this course.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Session	Second Sub Session	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Neil Scott Dr Mary Kynn

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of MSc Clinical Pharmacology (Studied) or MSc Human Nutrition (Studied) or Any Postgraduate Programme Certificate in Research Methods for Health (Studied) or MSc Microbiology (Studied)
Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

PU5017 Applied Statistics (Passed)
PU5507 Applied Statistics (Passed)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

– 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

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

3 x Multiple Choice Assessments (10%, 20%, 10%)

Data Analysis (structured report) (60%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Apply	Apply suitable statistical methods to answer research questions in a variety of contexts and study designs
Conceptual	Evaluate	Demonstrate the ability to critically appraise the use of commonly encountered statistical methods within the health related literature.
Reflection	Analyse	Demonstrate the ability to present and interpret results from statistical analyses appropriately
Procedural	Apply	Develop a working knowledge of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) software for data management and analysis
Procedural	Apply	Apply the concept of statistical inference to health reserach