Health Care Statistics

Catalog description

Designed for nursing and health studies students. This introductory statistics course focuses on quantitative research design, methods and analyses used in health-care research. The students will be introduced to basic techniques of data organization and will be familiar with the common statistical analysis techniques encountered in nursing research literature. Topics include: healthcare statistical terminology, descriptive statistics, probability, correlation, regression, hypothesis testing and model building. Selected nonparametric techniques will be discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Quantitative Reasoning Course Learning Outcomes 1. Demonstrate a working knowledge of statistical analyses. 2. Perform statistical analyses using a statistical software package and/or graphing calculator. View Class Schedule