Course Description
Students will apply statistical knowledge to relevant issues in environmental health science. Application includes the use of a statistical package with programming capabilities.
Athena Title
Appl Biostat Pub Hlth II Onl
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Pre or Corequisite
BIOS 7001 or BIOS 7001E
Corequisite
EHSC 7010 or EHSC 7010E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to: - Explain the importance of using statistical software to inform environmental health science - Apply foundational statistics knowledge to real-world data - Use coding in statistical software to output summary data from a dataset - Interpret data output for relevant environmental health sciences
Topical Outline
- Basics of statistical software in environmental health science - Basics of coding - How to read data - How to run basic descriptive and simple analyses for environmental health science - Using data to draw conclusions in environmental health science