Introduction to Health Statistics - HEA00153M
Module will run
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2025-26 |
Module aims
To provide students with basic skills to carry out their own research projects including designing a questionnaire, collecting data, processing and undertaking basic statistical analysis in SPSS. The students will also gain the ability to read health research papers and will be introduced to the basic ideas of statistical analysis and presentation.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
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Understand different study designs.
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Critically appraise the design of a questionnaire.
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Demonstrate understanding of basic statistical analysis.
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Select and conduct the appropriate statistical analysis for a research question.
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Know which output from basic summaries and statistical analysis should be presented and the appropriate format to use.
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Appraise the appropriateness and interpretation of basic statistical analysis in health research papers.
Module content
- Introduction to research methods and hierarchies of evidence
- Questionnaire design
- Summary statistics
- Exploring relationships: part 1 (correlation)
- Exploring relationships: part 2 (cross-tabulations and associated tests)
- Comparing means: part 1 (theory)
- Comparing means: part 2 (application – two groups)
- Comparing means: part 3 (application – beyond two groups)
- Statistics in practice
- Review
- Revision
Indicative assessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Module feedback
Written cohort feedback for the summative assessment is provided on the standard proforma, within the timescale specified in the programme handbook.
Indicative reading
Altman, D.G. (1991). Practical statistics for medical research. London: Chapman and Hall.
Bland, M. (2015). An introduction to medical statistics. 4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press. .
Field, A. (2013). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics. SAGE.
Pallant, J. (2013). SPSS survival manual: a step by step guide to data analysis using IBM SPSS. 5th edn. Open University Press.
Peacock, J. and Peacock, P. (2010). Oxford handbook of medical statistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Peacock, J. and Kerry S. (2007). Presenting medical statistics from proposal to publication: a step-by-step guide. Oxford: Oxford University Press.