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BSTA5020: Biostatistics Research Project 1
2024 unit information
The goal of this capstone unit of study is to give students practical experience in the application of the knowledge and skills learnt during the coursework Master's program. Projects can be created or provided in your workplace or by a researcher, research group or institution. Projects should be selected that allow students to consolidate the concepts and theories learnt throughout the coursework of the Master's program, providing opportunities to extend this knowledge, and be challenged as they would be in biostatistical practice. The project should involve analysing real data to answer one or more research questions. The statistical analyses conducted by the student must include multivariable regression modelling or a statistical problem of similar complexity.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Public Health
| Code | BSTA5020 |
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| Academic unit | Public Health |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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48 credit points including BSTA5004 and (BSTA5008 or BSTA5009 or BSTA5210 or BSTA5211) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Appreciate the challenges facing biostatisticians in professional practice
- LO2. Demonstrate strategies for elicitation of pertinent research questions and associated biostatistical issues from a health or medical research project
- LO3. Collaborate with a health or medical researcher in devising a strategy for statistical analysis of research data
- LO4. Perform data integrity checks and an appropriate statistical analysis involving multivariable regression
- LO5. Present results and interpretation of biostatistical analyses in a written report of a standard suitable for publication in an academic journal
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