Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Statistical Analysis for Health Research
King's College London and Syria Development Centre
On this four-week course, you develop a firm understanding of the statistical analysis techniques commonly used in health research, arming you with practical skills you can immediately start using. Beginning with descriptive statistics, you explore the basic diagnostic and epidemiological measures, and gain an understanding of how data is used in health research.
4 weeks, 4 hours per week
Yamama Bdaiwi
Co-lead for Education
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Understand the importance of statistical analysis in health research.
- Choose appropriate statistical tests based on research questions and data types.
- Perform basic data preprocessing and descriptive statistics.
- Conduct hypothesis testing and interpret p-values and confidence intervals.
Syllabus
Data types and data processing
Descriptive statistics and data visualisation
Hypothesis testing and inferential statistics
Correlation and regression analysis
Advanced topics and communicating results
Issued on 17th January 2026
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