APPLIED BIOSTATISTICS

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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen. Recommended for public health majors. Quantitative reasoning intensive course (Q1).Applying statistical methods across the health, social, behavioral, natural, and physical sciences. Emphasizes similarities in analytic approaches taken by different disciplines. Examples with "real" data are related to some professions dealing directly with service provision (e.g., medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, clinical psychology, public health, social work, speech pathology and audiology) as well as to others frequently performing research or ancillary roles in health care (e.g. biology, business, demography, geography). Reviews some research design, measurement, and other considerations in studying health related issues.Faculty: M. FULCOMER, M. JAUREGU