Advanced Biostatistics

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Advanced biostatistics is key for medical and epidemiologic research. In this class, students will be exposed more in-depth to key procedures of biostatistical methods that are essential for the daily life of a biostatistician. Topics range from pure asymptotic statistical subjects such as survival analysis, Kaplan-Meier estimators through Cox hazard model to practical hands-on experience involving Poisson regression, longitudinal methods and random effects model. Prerequisite(s): STA 5010