Department of Psychology, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
PS50112 Advanced statistics for use in health contexts |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take PS50065 and take PS50066 |
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Aims:
* To equip students with the skills to use and interpret advanced multivariate statistics * To provide an appreciation of the applications of advanced multivariate analysis in health and medicine. Learning Outcomes: On completion of this unit, students will * Learn and understand how and why selected advanced multivariate analyses are computed. * Practice conducting, interpreting and reporting analyses. 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: Introduction to power and sample size, multidimensional scaling, logistic regression, meta-analysis, structural equation modelling. |