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Biostatistics Lecture Series

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Lecture Series

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Biostatistics

Description

The day-to-day collaboration between the researchers in Public Health and Biostatistics at the School reveals unified topics that cut across many applications. This series of presentations:

  1. introduces the topics that show empirically to be most important in these collaborations; and
  2. emphasizes concepts over details, through recent applications in Public Health.

    Syllabus

    Course Description

    The day-to-day collaboration between the researchers in Public Health and Biostatistics at the School reveals unified topics that cut across many applications. This series of presentations:

  3. introduces the topics that show empirically to be most important in these collaborations; and
  4. emphasizes concepts over details, through recent applications in Public Health.

    Schedule

    TOPIC ACTIVITIES
    How to Display Data Badly
    Karl W. Broman
     
    The Weighting Game
    Ciprian M. Crainiceanu and
    Thomas A. Louis
     
    What Do We Mean by Cause in Public Health?
    Constantine E. Frangakis
     
    P-Values: The Good, the Bad, and the (Really) Ugly
    Steve Goodman
     
    Prediction: Using Statistics to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
    Rafael A. Irizarry
     
    The Standard Error of the Lab Scientist
    Ingo Ruczinski
     
    Is Biostatistics Necessary? A Non-Systematic Review of the Evidence
    Jonathan M. Samet
     

    How to Choose the Wrong Model
    Scott L. Zeger

     



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