NUR 202 – Introductory Statistics in Health Care is a junior-level course in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the University of Miami. The course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of statistics and their application in health care. Students will learn about the different types of data, the measures of central tendency and dispersion, the principles of probability, and the statistical methods used to analyze data in health care research.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of NUR 202 – Introductory Statistics in Health Care, students will be able to:
- Define and explain key concepts in statistics
- Identify and analyze the different types of data
- Calculate the measures of central tendency and dispersion
- Understand the principles of probability
- Apply statistical methods to analyze data in health care research
- Interpret and evaluate statistical findings in health care literature
Course Resources
- Textbook: Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences (10th Edition) by Jerrold Zar
- Handouts
- PowerPoint presentations
- Online resources
- Guest speakers
Prerequisites
NUR 202 requires the following prerequisites:
- Completion of NUR 100 – Fundamentals of Nursing
- Completion of NUR 110 – Nursing Pharmacology
- Completion of NUR 120 – Pathophysiology
