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Quantitative Reasoning-I (BIOSTATISICS) (QRB201): Course Outline

Fundamental concepts and methods of biostatistics, focusing on quantitative reasoning skills applied to biological and health sciences.

Course Objectives

LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students shall have:
1. Fundamental numerical literacy to enable them work with numbers, understand their meaning
and present data accurately
2. Understanding of fundamental mathematical and statistical concepts
3. Basic ability to interpret data presented in various formats including but not limited to tables,
graphs, charts and equations etc

Course Content

1. Numerical Literacy
• Number system and basic arithmetic operations
• Unit and their conversions, dimensions, are perimeter and volume
• Rates, ratios, proportions and percentages
• Types and sources of data
• Measurement scales
• Tabular and graphical presentation of data
• Quantitative reasoning exercises using number knowledge
2. Fundamental Mathematical Concepts
• Basics of geometry 
• Sets and their operations
• Relations, functions and their graphs
• Exponents, factoring and simplifying algebraic expressions
• Algebraic and graphical solutions of linear and quadratic equations and inequations
• Quantitative reasoning exercises using fundamental mathematical concepts
3. Fundamental Statistical Concepts
• Population and sample
• Measures of central tendency, dispersion and data interpretation
• Rules of counting 
• Basic probability theory
• Introduction to random variables and their probability distributions
• Quantitative reasoning exercises using fundamental statistical concepts

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