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BIOSTATS 540 - Fall 2015
Introduction to Biostatistics
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
UMass Amherst
Instructor: Carol Bigelow


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1. Summarizing Data

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4. Bernoulli and Binomal Distributions


5. Normal Distribution


6. Estimation


7. Hypothesis Testing


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9. Correlation/Regression

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8. Chi Square Tests
(1) BIOSTATS 540 2015, (2) additional reading, (3) illustrative applets, (4) calculators (5) computer illustrations.


(1) BIOSTATS 540 - 2015
Lecture Notes 2015 Unit 8. Chi Square Tests
Posted 11/29/15 (pdf, 39 pp)
Carnegie Mellon OLI Course, Statistical Reasoning:
Unit 4 - Inference
Module 12: Inference for Relationships, Continued
Click on Enter course here (html)
University of Florida Biostatistics Open Learning Textbook
After clicking on HOMEPAGE at right, under 6050 & 6052
Unit 4B - Inference for Relationships
Click here for homepage (html)
Homework #13 due Monday December 7, 2015
Questions (pdf, 1 pp)
Homework Solutions
Solutions (pdf, 3 pp)
   


(2) Additional Reading
 
(Source: John McGready, JHSPH) - The Chi Square Test: Mechanics
(html)
(Source: John McGready, JHSPH) - Fisher's Exact Test
(html)
(Source: Marie Diener-West, JHSPH) - Uses of the Chi Square Statistic
(html)
 
 
 
   


(3) Illustrative Applets
 
 
 
 
   
   

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(4) Calculators
 
(Source:  Microsoft Research) Fisher's Exact Test Calculator for 2x2 Contingency Tables
(html)
(Source:  SurfStat) Chi Square Distribution Calculator
(html)
(Source:  Vassar Stats) Chi Square Test .. for contingency table
(html)
(Source:  Vassar Stats) Epidemiologic Analysis of a 2x2 Table, including rates, risks, odds, odds ratio
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