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HU Credits:
2.5
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
occupational therapy - adv. stud.
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Ms. Haya Grinwald
Coordinator Office Hours:
9:00-15:00
Teaching Staff:
Ms.
Course/Module description:
In this course students will learn the principles of inferential statistics and relevant tests for conducting a quantitative research study in occupational therapy.
Course/Module aims:
1. Introduce basic concepts of the theory of statistics
2. Provide knowledge of inferential statistics
3. Provide knowledge of applying statistic tests
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Describe statistic terms
2. Identify suitable statistic tests for investigating a hypothesis
3. Conduct a suitable test and understand its results
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures, practical tasks, home tasks
Course/Module Content:
1. t-test for independent and paired samples
2. f-test
3. Analysis of variance (ANOVA, MANOVA, MANCOVA) and the concept of interaction
4. Repeated measure ANOVA
5. Correlation coefficient
6. Regression
7. Non-parametric tests
Required Reading:
Readings will be provided to students throughout the course
Additional Reading Material:
Hays, W. L.(1994): Statistics. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. Fort Worth, Texas.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
Details of tasks, due dates and bibliography will be provided in the course website for students in the course
Co-requisite:“Computer Applications” course 99810
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