Postgraduate Course: Advanced Statistical Methods: Continuous Data (PUHR11020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Public Health Research | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/phs/education.php | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Understanding and application of more advanced statistical methods suited to continuous data, and appropriate interpretation of findings. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended 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 | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Assignment comprising data report |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Niall Anderson 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3212 
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Course secretary | Ms Margaret Luttrell 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227 
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