Stat 464 - Introduction to Biostatistics

Description

Methods of collecting, representing and processing statistical data are covered and illustrated by real life examples, mainly from biology and medicine

Prerequisites

MATH 140


Level of Rigor

Elementary


Sample Textbooks

Fundamentals of Biostatistics, by Bernard Rosner


Applications


If you like this course, you might also consider the following courses

MATH416, STAT426


Additional Notes

Not applicable toward the math major requirements

Topics

Estimation of parameters

Testing statistical hypotheses

Elements of nonparametric inference

Models of regression

Analysis of categorical data

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  • Gravity driven traveling bore wave solutions to the free boundary incompressible Navier-Stokes equations

    Speaker: Noah Stevenson (Princeton)

    When: Thu, September 18, 2025 - 3:30pm
    Where: MTH3206
  • Global dynamics for the derivative nonlinear Schrodinger equation

    Speaker: Allison Byars (Wisconsin-Madison)

    When: Thu, September 25, 2025 - 3:30pm
    Where: MTH3206
  • Resolution analysis in some scattering problems and enhanced resolution in certain scenarios

    Speaker: Raymond Tin Chow (UC Riverside)

    When: Thu, October 16, 2025 - 3:30pm
    Where: MTH 3206
  • Exponential and algebraic decay in Euler-alignment system with nonlocal interaction forces

    Speaker: Young-Pil Choi (Yonsei University, Korea)

    When: Thu, October 23, 2025 - 3:30pm
    Where: MTH3206
  • On Backwards uniqueness for singular mean curvature flows

    Speaker: Or Hershkovits (UMD)

    When: Thu, October 30, 2025 - 3:30pm
    Where: MTH3206
  • Unconditional well-posedness for the periodic Kawahara equation

    Speaker: Dan Geba (University of Rochester)

    When: Thu, November 6, 2025 - 3:30pm
    Where: MTH3206
  • The Landau equation and Euler implosion

    Speaker: Christopher Henderson (UMD)

    When: Thu, November 13, 2025 - 3:30pm
    Where: MTH3206
  • The nonlinear Schrödinger equation with sprinkled nonlinearity

    Speaker: Benjamin Harrop-Griffiths

    When: Thu, November 20, 2025 - 3:30pm
    Where: MTH3206