MLS 507 - Biomedical Statistics

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of designing research and using the appropriate statistical methods for laboratory science and evaluation of evidence. The course goal is to help the student/clinician become an informed user and consumer of statistics and research as they pertain to clinical applications in evidence based practices and decision-making methods. There is an emphasis on critique of study designs and interpretation and evaluation of the results of current research literature. In order to accomplish this objective, statistics is taught within the context of commonly used research designs. The course culminates with submission of a research project design.

Graded