Course Code
DTL371
Course Credit
2
This course relates to the principles and methods used in health research, both quantitative and qualitative. An overview of research methodology, rigor, bias and research ethics will be included to ensure the student can critically appraise a research paper. Students will be introduced to the methods used to present and describe information as well as some ability to draw conclusions about populations of data based on samples. The selection and use of summary values such as measures of central tendency and measures of variation are examined as well as some inferential statistical techniques.