Syllabus

MA147 Premed Stats

MA147 Premed Stats

• Descriptive statistics: tabulation and graphical presentation of data
• Mean, median, variance and standard deviation of ordinary and grouped data
• Discussion of probability
• Events, independence, Bayes' Theorem
• Binomial distribution
• Normal distribution, and applications

Texts

• T.D.W. Swinscow, "Statistics at Square One" (British Medical Association)
• C.M. Clarke, "Statistics and Experimental Design", 2nd edn (Arnold)