PHT 525 - Statistical Methods in Population Health, 3 credit hours

The objective of this course is to train students about the most commonly used statistical-methods in clinical, public health, epidemiological, and experimental research. This course is designed to provide a broad overview of biostatistics methods as well as applications commonly used for public health research. Topics covered include measurement and categorizing variables, use and misuse of descriptive statistics, testing hypotheses, and applying commonly used statistical tests including t-test, ANOVA, linear regression, etc. An emphasis will be placed on the practical application of data to address public health issues, rather than theoretical and mathematical development. Students will learn how to choose and apply statistical tools to data sources, when and how statistical tools can be used to analyze data, and how to interpret others’ quantitative studies. Students will gain experience using online datasets and the SAS statistical software package. In addition, the student learns how to read, critique, and interpret statistical concepts in the literature.