Biostatistics

1.1 What is Biostatistics?; 1.2 Key Concepts & Terminology; 1.3 Types of Variables & Data; 1.4 Measurement Scales (Important for Questionnaires & Indices)

2.1 Sources of Data; 2.2 Methods of Data Collection; 2.3 Errors in Data Collection

3.1 Tabular Presentation; 3.2 Graphical Presentation (Dental Examples); 3.3 Measures of Central Tendency; 3.4 Measures of Dispersion (Variability); 3.5 Position of Values in a Data Set; 3.6 Shape of Distributions

4.1 Concept of Probability; 4.2 Basic Rules of Probability (Conceptual); 4.3 Probability Distributions (Concept Only)

5.1 Population & Sampling Frame; 5.2 Types of Sampling Methods; 5.3 Sampling Error & Sample Size (Intro)

6.1 Morbidity Measures; 6.2 Measures of Association (Conceptual Overview); 6.3 Attributable Risk (Very Brief)

7.1 From Sample to Population

7.2 Confidence Intervals (Intro)

7.3 Hypothesis Testing Core Concepts

8.1 Comparing Means; 8.2 Comparing Proportions; 8.3 Relationship Between Two Variables;

9.1 Validity of Diagnostic Tests; 9.2 Core Measures; 9.3 Reliability & Agreement

10.1 Designing Basic Questionnaires (Intro); 10.2 Validity & Reliability of Instruments (Conceptual); 10.3 Dental Indices as Measurement Tools

11.1 Understanding Statistical Sections of Papers; 11.2 Interpreting Output; 11.3 Critical Thinking (Light Link to EBP)