Competency information
Details
Calculate relevant statistics to address the public health question.
Considerations
- Summary statistics, e.g. mean, mode, median, measures of spread (range, interquartile range, variance, standard deviation).
- Data distributions.
- P-values and confidence intervals.
- Statistical vs clinical significance.
- Measures of association.
- Tests for comparing means.
- Tests for comparing proportions.
- Correlation and linear regression.
- Non-parametric methods.
- How to choose an appropriate software package, including strengths and weaknesses.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 | Outcome Execute the statistical analysis plan, producing a written report to summarise and interpret the findings. |