UP.PT - Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences

Objectives:
- Understand the importance of Biostatistics in scientific research;
- Correctly formulate the null and alternative hypotheses in different areas and research situations in Nutrition and Food Sciences;
- Choose the appropriate univariate and bivariate statistical methods, according to the hypotheses to be tested;

- Use the SPSS program in the calculation of univariate and bivariate analysis;
- Analyze the results obtained considering the knowledge both from the point of view of Biostatistics and from the point of view of Nutrition and Food Sciences;
- Perform the interpretation and critical analysis of the statistical procedures used in investigations by other authors and the results and conclusions obtained.

Duration: 16h, e-learning.