This course provides the fundamentals of statistics with a focus on collection, analysis, presentation, and interpretation of data, and probability. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Students will also integrate statistics with the concepts, steps, and techniques healthcare facilities use in care monitoring and personnel development, including evaluation of outcomes and services, performance improvement, risk management, and safety evaluation.
Theobald, O. (2017). Statistics for Absolute Beginners: A Plain English Introduction. Scatterplot Press. Shaw, P., Carter, D. (2019). Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare: Theory, Practice, and Management. Chicago: AHIMA.