Overview
Description
Principles and methods of biostatistics in cohort studies.
Requirements
Prerequisites
CHS 703CHS 780
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): CHS 703; CHS 780.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- evaluate, justify, and apply appropriate methodological and analytical approaches to address public health research questions.
- manage and analyze data using classic and modern approaches appropriate for various study designs using software packages such as SAS, R, STATA, SPlus, and WinBUGS.
- interpret results from statistical analyses of epidemiologic studies.
- Students will be able to defend analytical models and the results from statistical analyses to diverse audiences through written and oral presentations.
- justify and apply statistical theory and methodology in public health and medical research.