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 620-152 Introduction to Biomedical Statistics

Note

  • This subject is available only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science

  • Students may only gain credit for one of 620-131, 620-152, 620-160

  • Students who gain credit for 620-152 can progress to 620-270 Applied Statistics.

  • Students who gain credit for 620-152 may be able to progress to 620-201 Probability or 620-202 Statistics. Permission is required from the director of first year studies.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Dr M Ng

Prerequisites

VCE Mathematical Methods 3/4.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

36 lectures (three per week), 11 hours practical classes (one hour per week) and 11 1-hour tutorials (one per week)

Subject Description

This subject lays the foundations for an understanding of the fundamental concepts of probability and statistics, as they relate to the biomedical sciences. Students completing this subject will develop skills in data analysis, probability, basic statistical inference and some of the statistical techniques commonly used in the biomedical sciences. They will also learn about the importance of good study design in scientific and medical research.

Topics include scientific method and experimental design, including randomisation and blocking; probability in medicine and biology, especially genetics; Bayes' theorem; Poisson distribution; types of epidemiological study: randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, longitudinal studies, case-control studies; guidelines for supporting an argument for cause and effect based on observational data; data description and analysis; random sampling; population parameters and sample statistics; estimation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing based on the binomial and normal distributions; introduction to distribution-free methods; and introduction to bivariate data, including correlation and linear regression.

Assessment

Up to 36 pages of written assignments or project work, a 1-hour mid-semester test and a 3-hour end-of-semester written examination.

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