Course Overview
The course covers the organization and graphical representation of data, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, variation and other measures; probability theory and laws, random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions; sampling, estimation and hypothesis testing with both large and small samples; application to population means, proportions, difference of population means, paired differences; method of least squares, linear regression and correlation, goodness-of-fit tests and a brief introduction to analysis of variance.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
4.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Develop skills for correctly interpreting statistical data presented in research material pertinent to the field of prosthetics and orthotics.
- Evaluate the reliability of statistical information in general.
- Prepare the student for using statistics in their fourth term projects.
Effective as of Fall 2011
Related Programs
Statistics and Research Methodology for Prosthetics and Orthotics (MATH 3842) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Health Sciences
- Prosthetics and Orthotics
Diploma Full-time
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