QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO PUBLIC HEALTH

PUBLHLTH 784

Gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of epidemiology and biostatistics with an emphasis on essential aspects in applied public health practice. Case studies provide training in epidemiology and biostatistical theory and methods that blend epidemiology principles with foundational statistical knowledge needed to collect and analyze public health data.

BMI/POPHLTH 551

Designed for population health researcher. Topics include descriptive statistics, elementary probability, probability distributions, one- and two-sample normal inference (point estimation, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals), power and sample size calculations, one- and two-sample binomial inference, underlying assumptions and diagnostic work.

POPHLTH 806

Apply and extend methodologic knowledge learned in the epidemiology methods sequence to selected key activities of a practicing epidemiologic researcher, including: study implementation; scientific writing and presentation; manuscript peer-reviewing; measurement validation; and commonly used epidemiology field instruments and methods.

POPHLTH 798

The main emphasis is the design and interpretation of epidemiologic studies. Includes hands-on experience in the evaluation of epidemiologic evidence, the analysis of epidemiologic data, and the discussion of strategies aimed to improve study validity and efficiency.

POPHLTH/SOC 797

Design, implementation and interpretation of epidemiologic studies; emphasis on methodologic problems in the measurement of disease frequency, natural history and risk factors.