STAT 5000 OL1 (CRN: 93949)
Statistics: Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OL1)
3 credit hours
About STAT 5000 OL1
Introductory design and analysis of medical studies. Epidemiological concepts, case-control and cohort studies. Clinical trials. Students evaluate statistical aspects of published health science studies. Understand the relevance of published public health research to clinical practice. Credit not awarded for both STAT 5000 and STAT 3000. Prerequisite: Graduate student or Instructor permission.
Notes
Asynchronous online course; Graduate standing or instructor permission; Open to Degree and PACE students
Section Description
STAT 5000 introduces students to epidemiological concepts and biostatistical methods required to understand published public health research and to begin to design studies to answer health research questions.
Students will be able to:
• Use appropriate measures to summarize the distribution and impact of disease in a population
• Use appropriate measures to summarize the relationship between exposures and health outcomes
• Distinguish between epidemiologic study designs and evaluate their strengths and limitations
• Use appropriate statistical methods to perform basic data analysis for epidemiologic studies
• Evaluate how bias, confounding, and random chance may contribute to relationships between variables
• Interpret and communicate the results of published public health research
Section Expectation
This is an asynchronous online course.
Evaluation
Grades will be based on: Weekly Quizzes, Weekly Assignments, Midterm Exam, Final Project, Participation.
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