RR-CLaN Rural Research Collaborative Learning Network

The session will provide a hands-on overview of how to conduct basic statistical analysis in Microsoft Excel. The statistical techniques covered will include:

• Comparing a mean to a reference or standard (one-sample t-test)
• Comparing two (study group) means (student’s t-test)
• Comparing three or more means using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
• Correlation analysis
• Regression analysis

Presented by Dr Alex Stephens who is the Director of Research at Northern NSW Local Health District. Alex is also a qualified biostatistician and undertakes population health and health services research using large, linked data collections.