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ACT SCI 655

HEALTH ANALYTICS

3 credits.

Introduction to the broad area of health, integrating how researchers from multiple perspectives have investigated various aspects of health, along with the hands-on practice of learning and using statistical tools to analyze these topics.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( ACT SCI 640 , GEN BUS 656 , STAT 333 , or 340 ), or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program Course Designation: Core GenEd - Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss an assortment of issues in the health area to gain knowledge of the interaction of health, health care and health insurance. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Synthesize research in assigned articles and critically discuss health-related peer-reviewed articles in a small, interactive group setting. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply and extend knowledge in statistics and statistical modeling as related to health topics. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply statistical methods to data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop presentation and writing skills by critically discussing and analyzing a health analytics paper using MEPS data. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss an assortment of issues in the health area to gain knowledge of the interaction of health, health care and health insurance. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Synthesize research in assigned articles and critically discuss health-related peer-reviewed articles in a small, interactive group setting. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply and extend knowledge in statistics and statistical modeling as related to health topics. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply statistical methods to data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop presentation and writing skills by critically discussing and analyzing a health analytics paper using MEPS data. Audience: Undergraduate

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