The following areas are covered by the package.

Epidemiological and statistical concepts are described with minimum use of statistical formulae:

-- constructing a questionnaire

-- simple methods of sampling

-- probability

-- analyzing data using

- simple statistical methods

- graphical and tabular methods

-- the numerical aspects of screening

Demography covers the definitions of death rates, the use of the standardized mortality ratio, the life table and the interpretation of population pyramids.

Research design is covered by two modules on study design, one about randomised controlled trials and the other about observational studies.