Biostatistics

Courses

601 Statistical Methods for Public Health Practice I G 4
Introduction to biostatistical methods and their applications in epidemiologic studies and public health practice.
Wi Qtr. 10 hrs on 3 3-day wkends. Prereq: Enrollment in MPH Program for Experienced Professionals or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 701 or Public health 752.

602 Statistical Methods for Public Health Practice II G 4
Continuation of 601, with emphasis on non-parametric methods, correlation, and regression analysis; critical reading of current articles in public health.
Sp Qtr. 10 hrs on 3 3-day weekends. Prereq: Enrollment in MPH Program for Experienced Professionals or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 702 or Public health 753.

604 Introduction to SAS for Public health Students G 2
Introduction to programming using SAS software to accomplish public health data management and analysis.
Wi Qtr. 2-hr cl. Open only to Public Health students. This course is graded S/U.

605 Applied Survival Analysis U G 4
Techniques for analyzing censored data including: life table and product limit estimator, k-sample tests, and proportional hazards regression.
Wi Qtr. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: Stat 521 and 645 or PUBH-BIO 703; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Biostat 605. Cross-listed in Biostatistics.

606 Applied Logistic Regression G 4
Theoretical and practical training in statistical modeling of a categorical response variable; conditional and unconditional models, assessment of model performance, determination of scale.
Wi Qtr. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: B- or above in 702 or permission of instructor.

607 Practical Biostatistics for Biomedical Laboratory Researchers G 4
Introduction to statistical principles and methods appropriate for experimental laboratory data with applications in biomedical sciences. 4 2-hr cl. Prereq: Enrollment in the Integrated Biomedical Science Graduate Program or permission of instructor.

624 Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis G 4
Statistical models and methods for the analysis of data arising from longitudinal studies with repeated measurements on subjects over time.
Au Qtr. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: 703 or permission of instructor.

625 Multi-dimensional Data Analysis with Applications from Current Health Sciences Research G 4
Introduction to statistical models for analyzing multi-dimensional data in the health sciences, with emphasis on experience in use of statistical software.
Sp Qtr. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: B- or above in 702 or permission of instructor.

651 Survey Sampling Methods G 4
Sampling from finite populations, simple random, stratified, systematic and cluster sampling designs, ratio and regression estimates; non-sampling errors.
Wi Qtr. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: Stat 521 or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Stat 651. Cross-listed in Statistics.

652 Applied Statistical Analysis with Missing Data G 4
Models and methods for the dataset with missing values, including imputation and likelihood and Bayesian-based models.
Au Qtr. 2 2-h cl. Prereq: 703, Stat 729 or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Stat 652. Cross-listed with Stat 652. Knowledge of regression and familiarity with statistical computing package.

685 Field Experience in Biostatistics G 1-8
Placement in a public health agency or related site for supervised practice experience.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Enrollment in MPH program and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 8 cr hrs. 30 hours of on-site time per credit hour, arranged with adviser.This course is graded S/U.

701 Design and Analysis of Studies in the Health Sciences I G 4
Theory and application of basic statistical concepts for design of studies in health sciences, integrated with statistical software applications.
Au, Wi Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: Grad standing in public health or permission of instructor.

702 Design and Analysis of Studies in the Health Sciences II G 4
Review of the fundamental concepts of biostatistics, including more complex analysis of variance designs, integrated with application of computer statistical packages.
Wi, Sp Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: B- or above in 701 or permission of instructor.

703 A Problem-Oriented Approach to Biostatistics G 4
The employment of actual health-related problems to illustrate the use of computers and applied statistical methods important to epidemiologists and other health professionals.
Sp Qtr. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: B- or above in 702 or permission of instructor.

706 Regression Modeling of Time-to-Event Data G 4
Common parametric models for survival data; competing risks, cumulative incidence functions, life table methods, additive hazards regression models, regression diagnostics, multivariate survival analysis.
Sp Qtr. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: 605 or Biostat 605 or permission of instructor.

727^ Statistical Methods in Toxicological Risk Assessment G 4
Statistical techniques for quantifying the risk of adverse health effects from exposure to harmful substances.
Au Qtr. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: B- or above in 702 or permission of instructor.

786 Biostatistics Consulting Laboratory G 3
Participation in consultations offered to biomedical researchers, combined with individualized faculty guidance.
Sp Qtr. 1 3-hr lab and 2 1-hr conf. Prereq: 703 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

793 Individual Studies in Biostatistics G 1-6
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Repeatable to a maximum of 24 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.

794 Group Studies in Biostatistics U G 2-5
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 24 cr hrs.