Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Statistics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: DECISION THEORY WITH MEDICAL APPLICATION ***** Statistical inference, decision theory, and simulation as applied to assist in making individual clinical decisions, policy recommendations, and as a guide to study design and research; topics include statistical decision theory, decision analysis, decision trees, markvo models and simulation, cost-effectiveness analysis, meta-analysis, and sensitivity analysis. Grading will be based on regularly assigned homework exercises and term projects. ***** Prerequisite(s): STAT 422 and STAT 410, or permission of instructor.