PHB 221. Biostatistical Methods I (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/FMPH.html#phb221
Description
Introductory graduate course on applied statistical data analysis, focusing on multiple linear regression and using the R statistical software. The course addresses issues related to model interpretation, model assumptions, confounding, interactions, testing of coefficients and ANOVA, adjusting for multiple comparisons, heteroscedasticity, model diagnostics, variable selection, prediction error, cross-validation, and resampling via the bootstrap. Renumbered from FMPH 221. Students may not receive credit for PHB 221 and FMPH 221. Must be taken for a letter grade to be applied to the biostatistics degree requirements. Prerequisites: biostatistics major or program approval.
Prerequisite courses
PHB 221 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
PHB 221 is a prerequisite of the following 8 courses: