QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO PUBLIC HEALTH

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/SOC 797

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

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.

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 806

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