Winter 2020 STAT 22700

Course: STAT 22700=PBHS 32700

Title: Biostatistical Methods

Instructor(s):  Lin Chen

Teaching Assistant(s): TBA

Class Schedule: Section 1: TR 11:20 AM–12:40 PM (Remote)

Textbook(s): TBA

Description: This course is designed to provide students with tools for analyzing categorical, count, and time-to-event data frequently encountered in medicine, public health, and related biological and social sciences. This course emphasizes application of the methodology rather than statistical theory (e.g., recognition of the appropriate methods; interpretation and presentation of results). Methods covered include contingency table analysis, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, Cox proportional-hazards survival analysis, logistic regression, and Poisson regression.

Prerequisite(s): PBHS 32400/STAT 22400 or STAT 24500 or equivalent or consent of instructor.