Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Catalog description

The Biostatistics and Epidemiology course provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and methods used to analyze and interpret biological and health-related data. Students will learn how to formulate research questions, design studies, and apply statistical techniques to explore relationships and patterns within populations. The course emphasizes practical skills in data management, statistical programming, and visualization, alongside foundational concepts in probability, hypothesis testing, regression modeling, and survival analysis. Additionally, students will explore epidemiological study designs, sources of bias, and the evaluation of diagnostic tests, with an emphasis on real-world applications and critical thinking. The course integrates hands-on training in R, a powerful statistical programming language, to equip students with practical skills in data management, analysis, and visualization.