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PS50148: Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Psychology
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework Part 1 (CW 50%)
  • Coursework Part 2 (CW 50%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this unit you must have taken undergraduate courses covering computer based statistics for psychology research
Description: Aims:
To equip students with the skills to use and interpret multivariate statistics using SPSS and appreciate the applications of multivariate analysis in health.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this unit, students will:
* Have refreshed their knowledge of univariate and multivariate statistics;
* Learn how to use SPSS to analyse health data and to handle data sets;
* Be able to interpret the answers to statistical analyses and report them within the health context.

Skills:
Intellectual
* To learn independently
* To critically evaluate and assess research and evidence as well as a variety of other information
* To utilise problem solving skills
Professional / Practical
* Advanced information technology and computing technology (e.g. SPSS)
* Independent working skills
* Advanced numeracy skills.

Content:
Refresher sessions in parametric and non-parametric statistics using SPSS, including ANOVA, ANCOVA, and MANOVA.
Intermediate multivariate statistics, including Factor Analysis, ANOVA (post-hoc comparisons), and Multiple Regression. 		You must have taken statistics and computing couses at undergraduate level in order to take this unit.
Programme availability:

PS50148 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Psychology

PS50148 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Psychology

PS50148 is Optional (DEU) on the following programmes:

Department of Psychology Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • THXX-AFM54 : MRes Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
  • THXX-AFM76 : MRes Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
  • THXX-APM54 : MRes Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences

PS50148 is available for Auditing on the following programmes:

Department for Health

PS50148 is a Stage Required Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Psychology

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
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