Course Introduction
This course provides fundamental training in biostatistical concepts and methods for analyzing health and biological data, with applications in medicine, public health, and biological sciences.
Course Content
- Week 1: Basic Concepts in Biostatistics
- Week 2: Descriptive Statistics for Health Data
- Week 3: Probability Distributions in Biology
- Week 4: Hypothesis Testing in Medical Research
- Week 5: Correlation and Regression in Health Studies
- Week 6: Survival Analysis Basics
Assignments
Assignment 1: Clinical Data Summary
Calculate and interpret descriptive statistics for clinical trial data.
Download DatasetAssignment 2: Disease Prevalence Analysis
Analyze and visualize disease prevalence data.
Download DatasetAssignment 3: Treatment Effect Analysis
Perform basic hypothesis tests on treatment outcomes.
Download DatasetCase Studies
Clinical Trial Analysis
Analyze data from a randomized controlled trial.
Epidemiological Study
Examine risk factors for disease in population data.
Datasets
Recommended Textbooks
- "Primer of Biostatistics" by Stanton Glantz
- "Fundamentals of Biostatistics" by Bernard Rosner
- "Biostatistics for Dummies" by John Pezzullo