PubHlth 540 - Fall 2011
Introduction to Biostatistics
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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1. Summarizing Data

2. Introduction to Probability

3. Populations and Samples


4. Bernoulli and Binomal Distributions


5. Normal Distribution


6. Estimation


7. Hypothesis Testing


8. Chi Square Tests


9. Correlation/Regression

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3. Populations and Samples
(1) PubHlth 540 2011, (2) additional reading, (3) illustrative applets, (4) calculators (5) computer illustrations.

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(1) PubHlth 540 - 2011
 
Lecture Notes 2011 Unit 3. Populations and Samples
(pdf, 36 pp)
Text, Rosner, Bernard- Fundamentals of Biostatistics, 7th Edition
Ch 6.5. Estimation of the Mean of a Distn pp 160-165
Alternative text, Daniel, WW - Biostatistics - A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences, 9th Edition
Ch 5.2. Sampling Distributions pp 136-137
Homework due Monday October 17, 2011
(pdf, 1 pp)
Homework Solutions
(pdf, 2 pp)
Practice Quiz - Questions
(pdf, 1 pp)
Practice Quiz - Solutions
(pdf, 4 pp)


(2) Additional Reading
 
(Source: socialresearchmethods.net) Statistical Terms in Sampling
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(Source: StatTrek Statistics Tutorial) Simple Random Sampling
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(Source: Wadsworth Cengage Learning) Sampling Distribution - 26 slides
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(3) Illustrative Applets
 
(Source: P. B. Stark, Berkeley) Sampling Distribution of sum, mean, variance, and the chi square statistic
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(4) Calculators
 
(Source:  Jesse Rankin, University of California) Simple Random Sample Generator
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(5) Computer Illustrations
 
Stata
(Source:  UCLA Academic Technology Services) BSAMPLE and SAMPLE - How to do simple random sampling with or without replacement
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