Introduction to Biostatistics

3 credits · School of Nursing

This course will provide an introduction to basic descriptive statistics and equip students with a conceptual understanding of how to calculate or interpret inferential statistics in healthcare research contexts. Key principles of biostatistics examined in this course include data summarization, hypothesis testing, and univariate and bivariate statistics (e.g., t-tests, chi-square, simple linear regression). Throughout this course, students will apply course concepts to real-world scenarios. Restricted enrollment: this course is available exclusively to students who have received approval to enroll in Nursing Prerequisite courses. Vanderbilt University undergraduate students are not permitted to register. [3]