Summary Statistics in Public Health Certificate Course

Enroll in the Summary Statistics in Public Health Program to learn about techniques of summary statistics.

Johns Hopkins University

Course Overview

The course is about the application of statistical reasoning to life science. It is the major key that helps in unlocking the data gathered from the research. All of these data are presented in the scientific literature.

In the course as well, the major focus will be on the unlocking of the use of the methods of statistics in health research. Along with it, there will be an introduction to various ways and methods used in interpreting data and performing calculations. Major topics that will be covered are summary measures, visual displays, continuous data, sample size, binary elements, and the Kaplan-Meir curve.

  • Statistics
  • Normal distribution
  • Summary measures
  • Binary data

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of statistics.
  • A computer or laptop with internet connectivity.
  • Learn about techniques of summary statistics in 15 hours.