Description
This course is an introduction to biostatistics for students in nursing and the health sciences. The course is designed to provide knowledge for effective use of biostatistics in translational research to include: descriptive and inferential statistical analyses, probability theory, hypothesis testing, and measures of central tendency, parametric and nonparametric analyses. Skills acquired by the student will assist in the critical appraisal of research for evidence-based practice with a focus on comprehension of consistency between research designs and statistical tests (correlation, regression, t-tests, analysis of variance and nonparametric tests). Additional skills include use of statistical software packages to practice analysis and interpretation of statistical tests.