Biostatistics(STAT 109)

Credit Hours: 3 (2+1).

 

Beneficiaries: Health track students - first joint year.

 

Textbook:

Foundations of Biostatistics by M. Islam & Abdullah Al-Shiha (2018).

 

Course Scope Contents:

• Introduction of some basic concepts, types of data and graphical representation.
• Descriptive statistics: Measures of central tendency: mean, median and mode. Measures of dispersion: range, standard deviation and coefficient of variation.
• Basic probability: conditional probability, concept of independence.
• Bayes Theorem for predictive probabilities.
• Discrete probability distributions: Binomial, Poisson distributions and their mean and variance.
• Continuous probability distributions: Normal distribution and Standard normal distribution.
• Sampling distribution of one and two sample means. Sampling distribution of one and two proportions.
• Statistical inference: Point and interval estimations.
• Testing hypotheses about one and two samples means and proportions including paired data.

 

Marks Distribution:

• Midterm: 30 Marks               
• Homeworks: 30 Marks                 
• Final Exam:  40 Marks