Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Students who have successfully completed MAS230 Biostatistical Methods cannot enrol in this unit for credit.
MAS180 Introduction to Statistics or MAS183 Statistical Data Analysis.

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.
Develop sound judgement about biological and biomedical data
2.
Facilitate reading and understanding of statistical analyses common in the health and biological sciences literature
3.
Reach correct conclusions about biomedical data from designed and observational studies
4.
Understand and implement appropriate experimental design protocols
5.
Use statistical software to carry out analyses and interpret the output appropriately.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:This unit covers the following topics: • Study Designs • Numerical and graphical summaries • Probability • One and two sample tests • Analysis of variance • Correlation and regression • Survival analysis • Logistical regression