DTH 326
Applied Biostatistics
2 Unit(s) (LH 30)
Course Description
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. describe sources of data;
2. define types of variables;
3. describe different sampling methods; and
4. identify normal distribution.
Course Outline
Biostatistics. Sources and types of data. Population, and samples. Probability. distribution, normal,
Poisson and Binomial distributions, mean. Standard error. Standard deviation. Skewness, Chi test,
student tests. F- distribution. Regression. Correlation coefficient and analysis of variance (one
way and two ways). It covers vital and health statistics.
400 Level