Applied Statistics in the Health Sciences

Education facts

Code: HE8302

The course provides students with an introduction to statistics and to the general approach and assumptions of quantitative research, including its application within the health sciences. The principles for the conduct and analysis of quantitative studies are introduced. Theoretical aspects are mixed with practical computer exercises. The course includes the following major components: · basic statistical concepts · measurement levels and distributional characteristics of variables · using statistics software · statistical description · point and interval estimation · hypothesis testing · correlation · regression (linear and logistic, simple and multivariate) · quantitative research ethic · reliability and validity

Entry requirements

Godkänt resultat på 135 hp varav minst 75 hp inom hälsovetenskaper eller inom medicin, humaniora och samhällsvetenskap med hälsovetenskaplig relevans and English 6, or English level 2 or equivalent.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Applied Statistics in the Health Sciences

  Kristianstad University

  Start date: 30 March 2026

  End date: 7 June 2026

  Pace of study: 50 %