Traditional Courses

TXCL7565 / PHSC7565

Applied Statistics for Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Course Director: Laura Saba, PhD

Instructor Description: This course is about applying statistics in real life. You will learn many statistical techniques for analyzing data, as well as when and how to use them. You will learn the appropriate assumptions for these methods, how to perform the necessary calculations, and how to clearly articulate your results.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, students should have a basic understanding of:

• How to state a hypothesis in a statistical framework

• How to select an appropriate statistical technique for a given set of data

• How to appropriately analyze and summarize the results of a statistical analysis

• How to communicate statistical results in a variety of settings

• How to critically evaluate statistical methods and statistical conclusions

Rationale: Statistics is becoming an integral part of many fields and statistical literacy is an important skill for being a responsible and informed citizen. The goal of this course is to not only teach students how to apply statistics but also how to evaluate statistical analyses and interpretations from others.

Example Syllabus: TXCL/PHSC7565