Statistical Methods in Public Health Research

The course will give an introduction to elementary statistics, covering the following: Descriptive statistics, estimation, hypothesis testing (including comparisons of mean values and proportions, and linear as well as logistic regression). An introduction to the statistical software package SPSS will be given.

After completing the course PH3003 the student will:
- be able to choose suitable descriptive measures for presenting data (measures of location and spread, frequencies, graphical methods)
- be able to apply statistical methods for evaluating associations between two variables
- be able to estimate confidence intervals for means, proportions, relative risk and odds ratio
- have knowledge about multiple linear and logistic regression
- know the assumptions of the relevant methods
- be able to perform statistical analyses by a statistical software package
- be able to describe and interpret results.

Lectures and exercises. Approved exercises from the same or previous semesters are required to sit for the exam. Approved compulsory activities are valid for three subsequent semesters after approval. The course will be lectured in English. Form of assessment can be changed for re-sit examinations.