STAT 335
Biostatistics and Epidemiology Spring 2021
Division III Quantitative/Formal Reasoning
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Epidemiology is the study of disease and disability in human populations, while biostatistics focuses on the development and application of statistical methods to address questions that arise in medicine, public health, or biology. This course will begin with epidemiological study designs and core concepts in epidemiology, followed by key statistical methods in public health research. Topics will include multiple regression, analysis of categorical data (two sample methods, sets of 2×2 tables, RxC tables, and logistic regression), survival analysis (Cox proportional hazards model), and a brief introduction to regression with correlated data.
The Class: Format: lecture; Hybrid format
Limit: 15
Expected: 15
Class#: 5381
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be primarily based on weekly homework, two midterm exams, a final exam, and a data analysis project
Prerequisites: STAT 201, STAT 202 and MATH 140, or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences: Junior and senior statistics majors; public health concentrators
Distributions: Division III Quantitative/Formal Reasoning
QFR Notes: This is a statistics course with a focus on quantitative methods relevant to public health studies.
Attributes: PHLH Statistics Courses

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