Statistics is an important component of public health. Explain the relevance of statistics in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a health promotion intervention. How do you envision using statistics in your current or future career?
Describe the difference between quantitative and qualitative methods. Explain how each are used in public health.
RESOURCES
Read Chapter 1 in Using and Interpreting Statistics: A Practical Text for the Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences.
View “The Human Insights Missing From Big Data,” by Wang (2016), located on the TED website.
URL: https://www.ted.com/talks/tricia_wang_the_human_insights_missing_from_big_data
Read “Statistics and Public Health at CDC,” by Sieber, Green, and Williamson (2006), located on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
URL:https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su5502a9.htm
View “Why You Should Love Statistics,” by Smith (2017), located on the YouTube website.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogeGJS0GEF4&feature=youtu.be