PH 140 Applying Health Statistics

Students will critically appraise studies of analytic epidemiology. After classifying a study’s design and acknowledging its inherent limitations, students will trace what outcome measures (e.g., risks) and effect measures (e.g., risk ratios) were used to describe the problem and assess impact. Students will appraise the choice of these numbers, how the authors explained them, and whether their conclusions were justified. Weekly laboratory sessions allow students to conduct their own analyses with Stata® on real-world datasets.

1.5 Dartmouth units; (HP, P, LP, NC)

*Core Requirement for Residential MPH and MS

Prerequisites: PH 110, PH 139

Offered: Fall - Monday and Wednesday, 10:15 am-11:55 am; Lab Wednesday from 1:05 pm - 4:00 pm

Instructor

Brian Lucas