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University of Alberta Calendar 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NURS 682 - Statistics for Causal Analysis in Health Research


★ 3 (fi 6) (either term, 0-3s-1) This course presents foundational statistical tools for the analysis of social, behavioral, and health data. The focus will be on using these tools to overcome the challenges of inferring causality from observational data. This course requires advanced standing and builds upon the quantitative research design and statistics content from the graduate program in nursing or another health science. Students will refine skills with statistical software (SPSS). Learning will be reinforced through data analysis assignments.