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 Biostatistics 140.624
 Statistical Methods in Public Health IV

 Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 


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Fourth Term
March 24 - May 16, 2008



LECTURES:

10:30 am - 12 noon Tuesday, Thursday
Sommer Hall  (Room E2014)

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LABS for review, questions, and help with e-Quizzes:
   (begin Tues, 1 April; attend 1 session per week)

Lab 1: Tuesday  3:30 PM - 5:20 PM E2014 (Sommer Hall)
Lab 2: Wednesday    3:30 PM - 5:20 PM   E2014 (Sommer Hall)      
Lab 3:   Thursday 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM  E2014 (Sommer Hall)

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OFFICE HOURS For TAs:  
   (begin Wed, 2 April)

    Mon - Fri 12:15 - 1:15 PM  W2033    

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COMPUTER LABS for Stata help
  (begin Thur, 3 April)

     Mon-Fri         2:30 PM  - 4:20 PM     W3025     

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INSTRUCTOR: 

James Tonascia, PhD
Department of Biostatistics, E3646
Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Phone: 410-955-3067
e-mail:  jtonasci@jhsph.edu
Office Hours:  After lectures and labs

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TEACHING ASSISTANTS:

John McGready, Lead TA
Mark Van Natta, Lead TA                
 
   

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LECTURE NOTES:

Copies of lecture materials are distributed during class. Copies of most materials are available for downloading in the "Classes" section of the course web site.

Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 8+) is needed to view materials posted on the website. 

Download Acrobat Reader
(version 8 required)

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WEBSITE:

http://biostat.jhsph.edu/courses/bio624

Userid:  (given in class)

Password:  (given in class)

Contains course schedule, office hours, lecture notes, quizzes, solution keys, data sets, and Stata examples

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AUDIO:

An audio file of each lecture is available in the "Classes" section of the website 

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TEXTBOOK:

Bernard Rosner.
Fundamentals of Biostatistics, 2006, Duxbury Press, Pacific Grove, CA

Also recommended (optional):

Hamilton, L: Statistics with Stata, Updated for Version 9, 2006.
(available at www.stata.com)

Stata User's Guide and Reference Manuals

Rabe-Hesketh S and Everitt B:  A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata, Fourth Edition, 2007. (available at www.stata.com)

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CALCULATOR:

Basic functions (+, -, x, ÷), logarithms and exponents, simple memory and recall, factorial key.  May be used during exam.

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COMPUTING PACKAGE:

  • Stata 10, Stata Press, College Station, Texas (www.stata.com)

  • Notes on setting up Stata for Biostatistics 624

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GRADING based on:

  • 20% e-Quizzes (5 quizzes)

Students may work together on e-Quizzes, but must submit their own version of the answers.  e-Quizzes MUST be submitted via the course website.  e-Quizzes may not be submitted via e-Mail or in hard copy form.

  Submit Abstract

  • 30% Examination
    (in class; required for grade of A, optional otherwise)

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REGISTER FOR COURSE e-MAIL:

To receive course announcements and to receive credit for e-Quizzes, all students must register an e-Mail address

 

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COURSE OBJECTIVE:

To expand students' abilities to conduct and report the results of valid statistical analysis of quantitative public health information.  To develop more advanced skills in multiple regression models, focusing on linear, logistic, and log-linear models and on techniques for evaluation of survival and longitudinal data.

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