Postgraduate Course: Advanced Statistical Methods: Continuous Data (PUHR11020)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Understanding and application of more advanced statistical methods suited to continuous data, and appropriate interpretation of findings. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will be able to:
- Undertake regression analyses appropriately using SPSS;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the interpretation of multiple regression analyses;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the application and interpretation of analysis of variance analyses;
- Show knowledge of and ability to select and interpret results of suitable analytical approaches to statistical modelling, and for exploring interactions and confounding
- Select and apply methods suitable for measurement validation
- Show familiarity with the Poisson distribution and be able to apply it to the calculation of confidence intervals for standardised rates
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Niall Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3212
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Course secretary | Ms Margaret Luttrell-Outsios
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
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