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What MPH 560 is really about
Public health decisions rest on numbers, and professionals who cannot read them depend on others to tell them what the data mean. MPH 560 builds that ability, from summarizing a data set to testing whether a difference between groups is likely to be real.
The course connects statistics to reading research. Students learn what p values, confidence intervals and test choices mean in a published article, when nonparametric tests are needed, and how to judge whether a study's statistics support its conclusions.
What MPH 560’s assessments ask for
Expect descriptive statistics exercises, probability problems, hypothesis tests with interpretation, confidence interval calculations, nonparametric test exercises and a critique of the statistics in a published public health article.
Where students lose points in MPH 560
Students lose marks by choosing a test without checking its assumptions, by reading a p value as the chance a finding is true, by reporting results without effect sizes or intervals and by showing answers without the steps.
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MPH 560 Module 1 assignment example
Descriptive statistics for a composite sample of 20 adults' systolic blood pressure readings, with the mean of 137.9, median of 134.5, standard deviation of 17.2 and quartiles in a summary table, why a right-skewed distribution pulls the mean above the median, the difference between standard deviation and standard error, choosing the right summary for the data type, national hypertension prevalence of 45.4% as context and good practice in presenting results. Full sample paper, read it free.
MPH 560 Module 2 assignment example
Probability rules applied to public health questions, including addition and multiplication rules, independence, conditional probability and the binomial distribution, with the chance that at least one of five contacts is infected at 41%, and screening test probabilities worked in a table for 10,000 people with 2% prevalence, 90% sensitivity and 95% specificity, giving a positive predictive value of 26.9%, plus how prevalence drives predictive values and why this matters for screening programs. Full sample paper, read it free.
MPH 560 Module 3 assignment example
Sampling and estimation in public health, including random and non-random samples, sampling distributions, the standard error and confidence intervals, with a composite blood pressure sample giving a 95% interval of 129.9 to 145.9 mm Hg and a composite county survey in which 312 of 800 adults reported hypertension, 39.0% with a 95% interval of 35.6% to 42.4%, a worked calculation table, what confidence intervals do and do not mean, the effect of sample size and why estimation is preferred to reporting P values alone. Full sample paper, read it free.
MPH 560 Module 4 assignment example
Hypothesis testing in public health, including null and alternative hypotheses, test statistics, P values, significance levels, Type I and Type II errors and power, with a composite example testing whether a clinic's 58% HPV vaccine initiation among 300 adolescents differs from a 70% benchmark (z of about -4.54, P below .001), a table of decisions and errors, the American Statistical Association's principles on P values, common misinterpretations, and why a non-significant result is not proof of no effect. Full sample paper, read it free.
MPH 560 Module 5 assignment example
Comparing two groups in public health data using the independent-samples t test for means and the chi-square test for proportions, with a composite trial in which a community health worker program lowered mean systolic pressure to 131.5 versus 138.2 mm Hg (t about 2.19, P about .03, difference 6.7 with 95% interval 0.6 to 12.8) and a reminder study in which 66% versus 52% of children were vaccinated (chi-square about 8.1, P about .004), with a results table, assumptions, choosing the right test and the Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. Full sample paper, read it free.
MPH 560 Module 6 assignment example
When and how to use nonparametric tests in health research, with the Mann-Whitney U test worked on composite hospital length-of-stay data for two units of 10 patients each (medians 4.5 and 7.5 days, rank sums 87.5 and 122.5, U of 32.5, normal approximation z about -1.32, P about .19), a ranking table, the Wilcoxon signed-rank and Kruskal-Wallis tests, advantages and costs of rank methods, and reporting medians with interquartile ranges. Full sample paper, read it free.
MPH 560 Module 7 assignment example
Correlation and simple linear regression applied to composite data on age and systolic blood pressure for 10 adults, with a correlation coefficient of 0.98, a regression slope of 0.66 mm Hg per year and intercept of 96.6, R-squared of 0.96, a calculation table, interpretation of slope and intercept, prediction and its limits, the difference between correlation and causation, assumptions checked through residuals, outliers and an introduction to multiple regression for confounding. Full sample paper, read it free.
MPH 560 Module 8 assignment example
A critical appraisal of the statistical methods and results in the landmark 2002 Diabetes Prevention Program trial of 3,234 adults, covering design, randomization, sample size and power, intention-to-treat analysis, incidence rates of 11.0, 7.8 and 4.8 cases per 100 person-years, relative reductions of 58% and 31%, the number needed to treat of about 7, confidence intervals, a table of key statistics, strengths, limitations and how to read statistics in any public health article. Full sample paper, read it free.
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Do I need statistical software for MPH 560?
Check your classroom. Some exercises can be done by hand or in a spreadsheet; others may require software.
What does a p value mean in MPH 560?
The probability of results at least as extreme as those observed if the null hypothesis were true, not the probability that the finding is true.
When should I use a nonparametric test?
When data do not meet the assumptions of a parametric test, such as small samples that are not normally distributed or ranked data.