STA3205 Biostatistics

This course covers the basic measures of; Mortality and morbidity; Sources of data Comparative mortality and morbidity; Confounding factors; Epidemiological/Observational studies, Diagnostic tests; and Survival analysis and competing risks.

General Course Objectives
By the end of the course the learners will be able to:

• Identify Mortality and Morbidity and sources of information
• Apply the different Epidemiological/Observational studies, Diagnostic tests appropriately.
• Appreciate Survival analysis and associated risks.

Expected Learning Outcomes
The objective of this course is to;

• Introduce the learners to the specialized statistical methods for the analysis of epidemiological and survival data