Biostatistics for the Health Sciences

4 credits

Introduction to statistics for students who plan to major in health sciences. Uses case studies from popular and scientific literature to study topics such as data description, study design, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression. Emphasizes concepts and interpretation rather than computation. Students should be able to interpret graphs and use concepts covered in 2nd-year algebra, including linear equations, logarithms, summation notation. Offered: AWSp.