MPH5020 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Explain how disease is measured in populations, calculate,interpret and communicate measures of association and difference;

2. 2

   Critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological study designs;

3. 3

   Demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts and methods of biostatistics.

4. 4

   Interpret confidence intervals, p-values and sample size and communicate their meaning.

5. 5

   Use epidemiological and biostatistical principles to critically evaluate and interpret and communicate findings from epidemiological research.

6. 6

   Explain and contextualise the concepts of population, sampling, measurement, bias, confounding and causation;