Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Describing Data

edX MOOC / Non-credit USD 100

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Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Describing Data

About this course

This course introduces key statistical concepts and data analysis techniques used in healthcare. Students will learn to classify variables, summarize data, interpret measures of central tendency and variability, and perform basic hypothesis testing. Emphasis is placed on applying descriptive statistics using R to analyze and interpret real-world healthcare data.

What you'll learn

classify variables
summarize data
interpret measures of central tendency
interpret measures of variability
perform basic hypothesis testing
apply descriptive statistics using R

Skills you'll gain

hypothesis testing descriptive statistics data analysis r programming statistics data summarization healthcare central tendency variability variable classification

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