This unit introduces a range of statistical concepts in the design and analysis of epidemiological studies. The first part of the unit presents an insight into the main types of study designs: cross-sectional surveys, case-control studies, cohort studies, and randomised control trials. Attention is given to the role of matching in the design of case-control studies. The second part of the unit introduces the statistical methods and modelling techniques used in analysing data derived using various epidemiological design strategies. These include the Mantel-Haenszel methods; logistic and Poisson regression; survival analysis using the Kaplan-Meier method; and the Cox proportional hazards... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Ian Marschner, Dr Kehui Luo
Prerequisites: 39cp including (STAT270(P) or STAT271(P) or BIOL235(P) or PSY222(P) or PSY248(P))
