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Biostatistics (M)
Biostatistics 3100A - Biostatistical Methods for Epidemiology
Epidemiologists work with categorical data (e.g. healthy, sick, dead) and with time to event data (e.g. time to death). This course introduces analytic methods of such data, expanding on aspects of study design and analysis introduced in Epidemiology 2200A/B. It requires a prior introduction to analyses of continuous data.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B, and Epidemiology 2200A/B, with a minimum mark of 75% in each.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s): Epidemiology 3200A.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours and 1 laboratory hour, 0.5 course.
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Biostatistics 3110B - Multivariable Methods
This course covers frequently used multivariable regression models (linear for continuous outcomes and logistic for binary outcomes) in health research.  By the end of the course students will (i) understand and critique applications of regression models appearing in the biomedical literature and (ii) carry out their own analyses.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Biostatistics 3100A and Epidemiology 3200A, with a minimum mark of 70% in each.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours and 1 laboratory hour, 0.5 course.
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Biostatistics 4115B - Survival Analysis and its Applications
An introduction to survival analysis and its applications in a variety of areas including: 1) genetic epidemiology; 2) clinical trials; and 3) cost-effectiveness analysis. This course will provide students with contemporary analysis skills applicable to jobs in the pharmaceutical industry, in government organizations and in other health technology assessment settings.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Biostatistics 3110B and Epidemiology 3200A, with a minimum mark of 70% in each.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 laboratory hour, 0.5 course.
To be offered for the first time in 2015-16.
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Academic Calendar 2015 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION Biostatistics (M)
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