Design Analysis and Observational Studies

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Advantages and disadvantages of prospective and retrospective study designs; design and analysis issues in both cohort and case-control studies, including proper selection of study subjects, data quality, sources and types of bias, controlling for confounding, maximizing participation and minimizing loss to follow-up in prospective studies, power and sample size; statistical methods including categorical data analysis, logistic regression, Cox regression; use of statistical packages such as SAS and StatXact for analysis. Review and discussion of current representative studies. Prerequisite(s): ( STAT 7010 >= C or STAT 7110 >= C) and EPID 7130 >= C Lecture Hours: 3 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Program Restrictions: DPHIL_BIOS, MS_BIOS, MS_DSCI, MCTS_CTS, MSEPD_EPID Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture Schedule Type (Additional): Asynchronous Instruction Click here for the Schedule of Classes.