Epidemiology - Statistics (CCHS 315)

• College: College of Allied Health
• Department: Clinical Lab-Resp Care-Hlth Ad
• Credit Hours: 3
• This course has a lecture with 3 hours.

Study of diseases and their distribution among people. Topics include methods of data collection, analysis, presentation and sources of vital statistics. Statistics used in the health sciences are introduced along with application in conducting epidemiological studies. Epidemiology topics include uses and applications, frequency measures, public health surveillance and journal article interpretation. Statistical topics include measures of central tendency, distribution, statistical inference, and tests of statistical significance. Typically Offered Fall, Spring and Summer.