PHPH 7027 - Fundamentals of Biostatistics II

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PHPH 7017 or instructor approval.
Description
This course focuses on the analysis of continuous outcome data from public health research and practice, building on the methods learned in PHPH 7017: Fundamentals of Biostatistics I. Multiple linear regression is covered, including model specification, assumptions, estimation, diagnostics, selection, inference, and interpretation.Analysis of variance and covariance (ANOVA/ANCOVA) are included as special cases of the general linear model. Emphasis is placed on the application of these techniques to real data examples using appropriate statistical software.