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BNS 224: Biostatistics & Demography

A course on the principles of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting health data, alongside the study of human population dynamics.

Course Content

Explore the detailed topics covered in Biostatistics and Demography.

Introduction to Biostatistics

Principles of Statistics Study Designs in Health Research Sampling Methods & Sample Size Data Collection & Cleaning Measures of Central Tendency & Variation Probability Theory Data Presentation

Inferential Statistics

Statistical Inference & Hypotheses Significance & Confidence Intervals Chi-Square Test Comparison of Means (t-tests) Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Correlation and Regression Non-parametric Methods

Biostatistics in Health Care and Research

Organizing Information for Policy Principles in Healthcare Research Predicting Health Conditions & Disasters

Principles in Demography

Introduction to Demography Sources of Demographic Data Basic Demographic Measures Population Size & Composition Demographic Processes (Fertility, etc.) Population and Development

Key References

A selection of key texts and resources cited in this course unit.

  1. Bland, M. (2000). An introduction to Medical Statistics, Third Edition, Oxford University Press
  2. Dinitz, M. (2004). Medical Statistics Made Easy. Taylor and Francis Group plc.
  3. Campbell, MJ, Machin, D & Walters, SJ (2007) Medical Statistics: Wiley-Interscience;
  4. Yaukey, D, Anderton, DL & Lundquist, JH (2007) Demography: Waveland Press
  5. Katz, DL, Jekel, JF at al (2007) Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Preventive Medicine; Saunders
  6. Gordis, L. (2004) Epidemiology (3rd Ed). Philadelphia: Saunders Company
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