Course DetailYear: Second-year
Semester: Fall 2007
Course Number: ALS 434
Course Name: Advanced Clinical Biostatistics
No. Units: .5
Faculty/Instructor: Alpan RavalLong Description
This half-course provides a basic primer in statistical methods commonly used in the design of clinical trials. Topics covered are expected to include data reporting and descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing (parametric, non-parametric, and categorical), multisample inference, regression and correlation. Sample size and power estimation methods will be developed for various hypothesis testing scenarios.
Text (required)
Fundamentals of Biostatistics (6th ed.), Bernard Rosner, ISBN: 0-534-41820-1 Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of mathematical methods is necessary. Additional exposure to concepts in probability and statistics is desirable but not a hard pre-requisite. Students who feel they need additional grounding in probability and statistics are encouraged to take ALS 413, although again this is not a hard pre-requisite.Topics Covered
Learning Objectives
It is expected that students who have taken this course will be able to carry out basic statistical analysis for clinical trial applications.
Meets: Thursday, 1:30-2:50
Location: 517-121Start: August 30,
2007
End: December 13,
2007Focus Areas:
Mandatory: Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Pharmaceutical Discovery and Development
Elective: Business of Bioscience
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