Procedures for delivering statistical training in online education

With the increasing availability and popularity of online education programs in public health, there are some challenges in delivering successful classroom exercises and practices in the online environment. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate the online delivery of statistical analytic techniques using statistical computer packages. This course is offered to MPH students with little or no background in quantitative research. The course practices will be described, and the successes and failures of the course objectives will be discussed. Particular attention will be paid to successful procedures and corrections made to overcome those that were not successful. The procedures used in this course can be adapted for delivery by public health departments and institutes and agencies that fund and conduct research. In addition, the course can be delivered globally, with some challenges stemming from the lack of availability of computer packages.