Course: Statistical Methods in Nursing

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Course title Statistical Methods in Nursing
Course code OSE/ORC12
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Reiterová Eva, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Main topics of the course: Descriptive statistics, frequency tables and histograms, types of frequencies Descriptive statistical characteristics of the basic and sample set Data files, their creation and processing Working with categorical data using chi-square tests, contingency tables Parametric methods of processing quantitative data, Student's t-tests, variance analysis Non-parametric methods and their use in statistical processing Working with statistical methods in Microsoft Excel Presentation of the results of statistical methods.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject introduces the basics of statistics and types of statistical methods applicable to research problems solved in the field of nursing. It provides an overview of empirical data processing methods using descriptive and inductive statistics, including data preparation for statistical analysis, statistical evaluation and presentation of the results of statistical methods. The data will be processed using the statistical program Microsoft Excel.
The student is able - describe basic statistical concepts - master the basics of critical scientific thinking -implementation of research results and new findings in the field into clinical practice -use the principles of evidence-based practice - respect the ethical principles of scientific work in healthcare
Prerequisites
The student should be able to - master the basics of critical scientific thinking -implementation of research results and new findings in the field into clinical practice -use the principles of evidence-based practice - respect the ethical principles of scientific work in healthcare

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Statistical processing of a pilot study of a nursing research project, 80% participation in teaching.
Recommended literature
  • Hron, K.,Kunderová, P., Vencálek, O. (2021). Základy počtu pravděpodobnosti a metod matematické statistiky. Olomouc.
  • Janáček, J. (2022). Statistika jednoduše. Praha.
  • Lachout, P. Teorie pravděpodobnosti. Praha. 2022.
  • Punch, K., & Hendl, J. (2008). Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Praha: Portál.
  • Reiterová, E. (2016). Statistika pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Walker, I., & Novák, O. (2013). Výzkumné metody a statistika. Praha: Grada.


Study plans that include the course
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