Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2018-2019
STAT 453 - BIOSTATISTICS
Long Title: BIOSTATISTICS
Department: Statistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): STAT 410
Description: An overview of statistical methodologies useful in the practice of Biostatistics. Topics include epidemiology, rates, and proportions, categorical data analysis, regression, and logistic regression, retrospective studies, case-control studies, survival analysis. Real biomedical applications serve as context for evaluating assumptions of statistical methods and models. R serves as the computing software. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: STAT 553. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for STAT 453 if student has credit for STAT 553.