LECTURER:
Ron Brookmeyer, PhD
Department of Biostatistics, Hygiene E3142
Johns Hopkins University
School of Hygiene and Public Health
phone: 410-955-3519
fax: 410-955-0958
Office Hours: Thurs 12:30-1:30 (W1015)
LECTURES:
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, Thursday
Room W2008
LABS for review, questions, and help with the problem sets:
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Lab 1: |
Tuesday |
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Room W3204 |
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Lab 2: |
Wednesday |
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM |
Room W3204 |
LAB INSTRUCTORS:
TEACHING ASSISTANTS:
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Elizabeth Johnson
Department of Biostatistics, Hygiene E3146
Office hours: Mon, 4:00-5:00 PM
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Weiwei Wang
Department of Biostatistics, Hygiene E3132
Office hours: Tues,
12:30 - 1:30 PM
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Yijie Zhou
Department of Biostatistics, Hygiene E3005
Office hours:
Wed, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
WEB SITE:
TEXTBOOK:
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:
All
books will be on reserve in the Lilienfeld Satellite Library
(Hygiene 2030)
GRADING:
- 50% Problem Sets (4) - must be handed in on time
- 50% Final exam in class on last day (21 Dec 2004
@10:30AM)
CALCULATOR:
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Basic
functions (+, -, x, ÷), logarithms and exponents, simple memory and
recall, factorial key.
REGISTER FOR COURSE
e-MAIL:
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This course is an
introductory sequence in statistical methods with applications to
public health, clinical and biological research. It is intended
as an introductory methods course for biostatistics graduate students
and quantitatively oriented students. The focus is on
presentation, analysis and interpretation of data.
PREREQUISITE
It is assumed students
have had calculus and familiarity with matrix and linear algebra.
The course does no assume any prior knowledge of statistics or
probability. It is a continuation of Biostatistics 651.
This course presents
fundamental concepts in applied probability, exploratory data
analysis, and statistical inference, focusing on probability and
analysis of one and two samples. Topics include discrete and
continuous probability models; expectation and variance; central
limit theorem; inference, including hypothesis testing and confidence
for means, proportions, and counts; maximum likelihood estimation;
sample size determinations; elementary non-parametric methods;
graphical displays; and data transformations.
RULES:
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Each problem set needs to
be handed in on or before 5PM on the due date. It may be handed
in after lecture to Dr. Brookmeyer or placed in the Biostatistics 652
in-box in the Biostatistics office (Room E3527). Problem sets
should present neat and short solutions. For problems requiring
data analyses, students should not submit reams of computer output,
but only the key graphs and statistics they believe are important.
Emphasis should be on interpretation of the results.
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Students may cooperate
together on problems, discuss possible solutions and issues.
However, each student is still responsible for submitting a problem
set that he or she independently wrote up and performed the necessary
calculations. Students may ask the teaching assistants
questions about homework. However, students should NOT consult
solutions or exams from students who took the course in previous
years.
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