EPID 524 - Biostatistics III

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Bilker. Prerequisite(s): EPID 522 and 523 or Permission of Instructor. This course is the thrid of a four quarter sequence in Biostatistics at the introducutory level. This quarter covers concepts in biostatistics as applied to epidemiology, primarily categorical data analysis, analysis of case-control, cross- sectional cohort studies, and clinical trails. Topics include simple analysis of epidemiologic measures of effect; stratified analysis; confoudning; interaction, the use of matching and sample size determination. Emphasis is placed on understanding the proper application and underlying assumptions of the methods presented. Laboratory sessions focus on the use of STATA and other statistical packages and applications for clinical data

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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