Course 2
Fall term (second half of term)
This course is designed for collaborative researchers and will provide an overview of the fundamental concepts of biostatistics. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, sampling distribution, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, t-test, analysis of variance, linear model, logistic regression, and survival data analysis. The course includes a laboratory session demonstrating the use of STATA to carry out tests discussed in the lecture. Emphasis in this course is placed on understanding data properties, choosing appropriate analysis methods, performing analysis, and interpreting study results.