MPH8207 Advanced applied Biostatistics

This course builds on what was covered in introduction of biostatistics. The aim of Applied Biostatistics is to equip the student with skills of conducting common regression analyses (linear regression, logistic regression, and Cox) in public health research and interpreting the outputs. The student will also learn how to present results in scientific articles. We will use Stata software (StataCorp; College Station, TX, USA) for this course.

Course aim

To equip the student with skills of conducting common regression analyses (linear regression, logistic regression, and Cox) in public health research and interpreting the outputs.

Intended Learning Outcomes

• Describe the logic and methods underpinning common regression analyses (linear, logistic and Cox)
• Conduct common regression analyses in Stata (linear, logistic and Cox)
• Interpret statistical output from analysis using different regression models
• Write a statistical report (including data description, analysis methods and outputs with their respective interpretations) from the multivariate analysis outputs
• Explain the relationship between different variables (outcome, exposure and other independent) accounting for confounding and interaction