Tutorial: Simple Analytic Framework for Addressing a Problem in Public Health Practice or Epidemiological Research
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Various types of quantitative health data are used to understand the extent of a public health problem and guide public health decision-making. Statistical thinking, methods, and tests are used with this health data to help produce quantitative evidence. This statistical evidence can illustrate the main features of a public health problem by using statistical ideas to quantify associations or to help assess the success or failure of a public health intervention. In this tutorial, I want to describe an analytic framework that may be useful to address a public health situation containing quantitative data.
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Dr. Gregory Fant
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