PBH 365: Applied Biostatistics for Public Health

Spring 2025

Author

Miguel Antonio Fudolig, Ph.D.

Published

January 21, 2025

Course Details

Instructor Information

Office Hours: M/W 10-11 AM, 2-3:30 PM Class Hours: M/W 11:30-12:45 PM
Office: GTW 346 Classroom: CHB/CBC C 129
Email: miguel.fudolig [at] unlv.edu Office Phone: 702-895-4413

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to biostatistical concepts and reasoning and provides a survey of data and data types. Specific topics include tools for describing central tendency and variability in data; methods for performing inference on population means and proportions via sample data; statistical hypothesis testing and its application to group comparisons; issues of power and sample size in study designs; and random sample and other study types. While there are some formulae and computational elements to the course, the emphasis is on interpretation and concepts.

Course Prerequisites

MATH 124 or higher.

Course Objectives and Expected Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify problems, articulate questions or hypotheses, and determine the need for information. (UULO 2.1)

  2. Use quantitative and qualitative methods, including the ability to recognize assumptions, draw inferences, make deductions, and interpret information to analyze problems in context, and then draw conclusions. (UULO 2.3)

  3. Recognize the complexity of problems, and identify different perspectives from which problems and questions can be viewed. (UULO 2.4)

  4. Evaluate and report on conclusions, including discussing the basis for and strength of findings, and identify areas where further inquiry is needed. (UULO 2.5)

  5. Identify, analyze, and evaluate reasoning, and construct and defend reasonable arguments and explanations. (UULO 2.6)

  6. Produce effective visuals using different media (UULO 3.5)