The unit will provide students with a solid foundation in statistical methods in public health including exposure to and use of statistical software packages ( STATA, R or SPSS) required for population health research practice. The unit will build student skills and confidence to independently explore, analyse and interprete health data.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of biostatistics in public health;
2. Understand and explain the concept of probability and sampling, formulate research hypotheses into a statistical context;
3. Conduct hypothesis tests for comparison of means, proportions, incidence rates and survival curves;
4. Identify data into appropriate measurement types and apply for visualization and summarization; and
5. Perform statistical analyses using STATA, R or SPSS.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.