Thank you for producing such a useful, high-quality course. Following David's tuition, I have been able to apply my new knowledge of stats to two of the research projects I am involved in. I feel much more confident reading and interpreting medical research papers. David presents what can be complicated topics in a clear and applicable manner and it's made a real difference.
-Upskilling Learner, 2021
Bespoke course
This module is for health care professionals with a desire to enhance their knowledge of statistics and data analysis.
Assuming no prior knowledge, it covers the basic statistical concepts necessary to address medical research questions, interpret the results, and make valid conclusions. By the end of the module, you'll have a good understanding of the basic concepts, and know how and when to use them. You'll also have the ability to apply them using a statistical software package.
What you'll learn
This module covers:
- the introduction to, including the role of, statistics in medical research, types of data, symmetric and skewed distributions, graphical and numerical summaries of data, and the Normal distribution
- correlation and regression
- hypothesis testing: parametric and non-parametric tests including t-tests, Mann-Whitney tests, tests for categorical data, ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis including post-hoc comparisons and Bonferroni corrections
- power and sample size calculations