PHA 513 - Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Institution:

Rocky Mountain College

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Description:

Summer semester. 2 semester hours. This course is designed to acquaint the student with the basics of biostatistics and epidemiology and emphasizes how an understanding of these areas is important in clinical medicine. Epidemiologic data is invaluable to the medical provider as it engenders perspective and guides clinical decision making. An understanding of biostatistics is important not only for analyzing the results of research but also for understanding and reducing errors. This course centers on cases to illustrate pertinent concepts and prepares the student to be a responsible dispenser of medical resources and a knowledgeable consumer of the medical literature. Pitfalls and biases of both medical practice and publications as they relate to statistics are a major focus.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

rocky.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 657-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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