Module 5: When are Results Unusual?

This asynchronous module consists of a video lecture and its corresponding slides, an article from the Wisconsin Medical Journal, a handout with further information, a quiz to test understanding, and a reflection activity.

Module 5 Materials

Required Reading

  • Calder, Patel, Descriptive Statistics and Quantifying 'Unusual'

Required Viewing

  • Video - Module 5

Optional Reading

  • Annotated Slides for Module 5
  • Module 5 Handout

Optional Listening

  • Voiceover of Required Reading (Calder, Patel)

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Pharmacists
  • Residents

Learning Objectives

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Define various measures of central tendency and measures of spread (variation).
  • Differentiate between standard deviation and standard error of the mean.
  • Describe how measures of the average and variation allow statisticians to determine what is "unusual."
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Brian Tomczyk
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 435-8666
Email: 
[email protected]

Course summary

Course opens: 
09/01/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Statistical Thinking in Medicine: Applying Biostatistics in Clinical Practice

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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