Undergraduate Catalog 2017-18 
    
    Apr 16, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2017-18 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MAT 1350 - Statistics and Health

3 cr
The content in this core course builds on the subject matter from Healthcare Research, Healthcare Literature, and Evidence Based Practice. The focus of this course will be on the development of statistical reasoning and practice analyzing actual data that will expose nursing students to basic calculations of descriptive and inferential statistics using statistical software such as SPSS, Minitab, or R language, these technological and statistical skills are needed to interpret scientific studies and understand the scientific method. Students will also acquire the knowledge and technological skills needed to manipulate quantitative data and use nonparametric and parametric statistics to answer research questions and test hypotheses.
This course fulfills the Scientific and Mathematical Understanding Frame of Reference.
Fall