Introduction to Statistical Methods in Public Health

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Introductory statistics course designed to 1) give students the tools they need to understand and evaluate quantitative Public Health research 2) provide students with the foundation of skills and knowledge necessary to conduct original quantitative Public Health research. Students will gain practical skills and experience with these methods by writing mini-reports of their original analyses conducting using SAS or STATA. The class will culminate with students providing a peer review of an article length manuscript. The class will provide a basic understanding of statistics, ordinary least square regression and parametric estimation based on sampling.