Biostatistics and Informatics

Catalog description

Provides students with the fundamental principles of experimental design, statistical and exploratory data analysis and visualization, emphasizing research related to human health and clinical settings. Statistical topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, correlation, regression, chi-square test, and nonparametric methods. Study design topics include population selection, inclusion/exclusion criteria, strengths and limitations of the respective study designs, and interpretation of study results.