Biostatistics in Practice

1 Course Unit

Biostatistics in Practice offers Biostatistics students an opportunity to acquire and demonstrate proficiency in statistical collaboration, data analysis and scientific writing. The project is defined by several elements: A scientific question or hypothesis arising in medical research; the statistical methodology needed to address the question; the development of a study design and/or analysis of a relevant data set; and a summary of the results of these analyses. In most cases, a collaborating medical scientist provides the research question and the data. The student, under the supervision of a biostatistics faculty member, identifies the appropriate statistical methods and conducts the analysis. The analysis should be sufficiently extensive and detailed to support a manuscript publishable in the medical literature. Enrollment open to Biostatistics student only. Fall 1 Course Unit