Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $285 (nonmember, $335)
Attendance Maximum: 25

Instructor(s): Kathleen Ann McKibbon, associate professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health Information Research Unit, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Offered: Friday, May 18, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Statistics and numbers are important in presenting and understanding health research. They can be confusing and are often intimidating for those who seek to read health care literature. This course is meant for beginners and those who are very uncomfortable with numbers and statistics. It takes a hands-on approach to and looks at how various statistical concepts in daily life are translated into reports of clinical research. At the end of the class, participants will be more comfortable with the numerical aspects of clinical research and have a broader understanding of how numbers are used and what they say.