Postgraduate Course: Statistics (DENT11152)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This section will cover the principles of statistical methods and sampling; introduce the student to basic descriptive statistics; indicate when bivariate statistical tests should be used; and provide an introduction to multivariable analysis.
Course description	This will introduce the students to the methods used in data collection and constructing a database. It will also cover how to produce descriptive statistics and graphs from a statistical computer programme. The statistics of intergroup comparisons (bivariate and multivariable analysis) will be outlined. Interpretation of the results and drawing conclusions from these form part of the training in research methods.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 33 %, Coursework 34 %, Practical Exam 33 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	End of term exams«br /» As part of dissertation assessment«br /» Summative: end of course dissertation assessment 100%«br /»
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand basic statistical sampling and sample size Be competent in the use descriptive statistics Understand the use of bivariate statistics Understand the use of multivariable statistics