Biostatistics is an essential skill for every public health researcher because it provides a set of precise methods for extracting meaningful conclusions from data. In this second course of the Biostatistics in Public Health Specialization, you'll learn to evaluate sample variability and apply statistical hypothesis testing methods. Along the way, you'll perform calculations and interpret real-world data from the published scientific literature. Topics include sample statistics, the central limit theorem, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and p values.
This course is part of the Biostatistics in Public Health Specialization
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The recommended math prerequisite is up through and including basic algebra including logarithms and the equation of a line.
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Use statistical methods to analyze sampling distribution
Estimate and interpret 95% confidence intervals for single samples
Estimate and interpret 95% confidence intervals for two populations
Estimate and interpret p values for hypothesis testing
Skills you will gain
- Confidence Interval
- Statistical Hypothesis Testing
- p values
- sampling
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Sampling Distributions and Standard Errors
Confidence Intervals for Single Population Parameters
Confidence Intervals for Population Comparison Measures
Two-Group Hypothesis Testing: The General Concept and Comparing Means
Hypothesis Testing (Comparing Proportions and Incidence Rates Between Two Populations) & Extended Hypothesis Testing
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it was amazing to learn from such a good mentor. I learn about many things that I didn't know. I learn more about the thing that I've already known.
Excellent course, excellent teaching. Prof McGready knows his stuff and also knows how to teach it. The projects exercices are fun to work on and see how statistics is used in research.
Very easy to follow, at just the right level for a non-statistician who would still like to apply this in their professional / research life
This course is extremely easy to understand. Now I can get a good grasp of the Confidence Interval and Hypothesis Testing. Thanks a lot!
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