Teaching Materials for Introduction to Biostatistics
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Course Notes
- Syllabus
- Chapter 0 - How to Learn Well
- Chapter 1 - Statistical Investigations
- Chapter 2 - Testing a Proportion
- Chapter 3 - Testing a Mean
- Chapter 4 - z-tests and t-tests
- Chapter 5 - Confidence Intervals
- Chapter 6 - Measuring Test Accuracy
- Chapter 7 - Comparing Two Means
- Chapter 8 - Comparing Proportions and Risk
- Chapter 9 - Evaluating Causality with Observational Studies
- Chapter 10 - Evaluating Causality with Experiments
- Chapter 11 - Evaluating Generalizability
- Chapter 12 - Reading Biomedical Research - Experiments
- Chapter 13 - Simple Linear Modeling
- Chapter 14 - Multiple Linear Modeling
- Chapter 15 - Reading Biomedical Research - Observational Studies
Lab Assignments
- Lab 1 - Mammal Sleep Behavior
- Lab 2 - Sampling and Simulation with Diamonds
- Lab 3 - Exploring Data in Excel
- Lab 4 - Class Data Visualization
- Lab 5 - Comparing Risk and Lab 5 Data
- Lab 6 - The Islands Study
- Lab 7 - Article Exploration - Hemmorrhage Risk and Lab 7 Article
- Lab 8 - Flint Water and Lab 8 Data
- Lab 9 - Modeling Melanoma Rates and Lab 9 Data