Biostatistics. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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This course involves basic, intermediate, and advanced statistical vocabulary, concepts, and methods commonly used in the biomedical research. Concepts and appropriate selections of test/study design using power analyses and estimations of sample sizes; also for clinical trials. Analytical calibration curves, frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion/error, probability, paired and unpaired, one-tailed and two-tailed t-tests, correlations, regression, one-way and two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures, parametric and nonparametric tests, post hoc tests for significance, reporting and interpretations of statistical results, validations of clinical tests for specificity, sensitivity, predictive values, likelihood ratios, and receiver operating characteristic curves. This course has Differential Tuition. Course Fee: GS01 $90; IUB2 $10.