Methods for Research and StatisticsLaajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: 7F00BA45
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Objectives
Students
- are familiar with different suitable research and data acquisition methods for physiotherapy
- know the basics of statistics
- can analyse research reports from a statistical viewpoint
- can use Finnish and international sources in planning their own thesis
- prepare empirical data acquisition in connection to their own thesis topic following scientific principles
Content
- basics of research
- research ethics
- research method in physiotherapy
- statistical concepts
- collecting and handling data
- graphic presentation, calculating and interpreting key figures
- dependency between two variables
- statistical testing
- basics in editing pictures and videos