Description:
| Aims: To equip students with the skills to use and interpret multivariate statistics using SPSS and appreciate the applications of multivariate analysis in health.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of this unit, student will:
* Have refreshed their knowledge of univariate and some multivariate parametric statistics;
* Learn how to use SPSS to analyse health data and to handle data sets;
* Be able to interpret the answers to statistical analyses and report them within the health context.
Skills: Intellectual
* To learn independently;
* To critically evaluate and assess research and evidence as well as a variety of other information;
* To utilise problem solving skills.
Professional / Practical
* Advanced information technology and computing technology (e.g. SPSS);
* Independent working skills;
* Advanced numeracy skills.
Content: Intermediate multivariate statistics, including Factor Analysis, ANOVA (post-hoc comparisons), and Multiple Regression.
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