EPID 525 - Biostatistics for Epidemiologic Methods II

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Faculty. Prerequisite(s): EPID 522, 523 and 524 or permission of instructor. This course is the fourth of a four quarter sequence in Biostatistics at the introductory level biostatistics. This quarter covers concepts in biostatistics as applied to epidemiology, primarily multivariable models in epidemiology for analyzing case-control, cross-sectional, cohort studies, and clinical trials. Topics include logistic, conditional logistics, and Poisson regression methods; simple survival analyses including Cox regression. Emphasis is placed on understanding the proper application and underlying assumptions of the methods presented. Laboratory sessions focus on the use of the STATA and other statistical packages and applications to 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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