BIOSTAT 449
Topics in Biostatistics
Introduction to biostatistical topics: clinical trials, cohort and case-control studies; experimental versus observational date; issues of causation, randomization, placebos; case control studies; survival analysis; diagnostic testing; image analysis of PET and MRI scans; statistical genetics; longitudinal studies; and missing data.
Topics
- clinical trials
- cohort and case-control studies
- experimental versus observational date
- issues of causation
- randomization
- placebos
- case control studies
- survival analysis
- diagnostic testing
- image analysis of PET and MRI scans
- statistical genetics
- longitudinal studies
- and missing data
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Linear Regression (STATS 401 or STATS 413 or ECON 452 or IOE 366). (Prerequisites enforced at registration.) (3). (BS). May not be repeated for credit.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
Catalogue variants
- Topics in Biostatistics · 3 · Undergraduate credit