Estimation

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PubHlth 540 - Fall 2011
Introduction to Biostatistics	Biostatistics and Epidemiology UMass Amherst

Instructor: Carol Bigelow

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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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7. Hypothesis Testing
(1) PubHlth 540 2011, (2) additional reading, (3) illustrative applets, (4) calculators (5) computer illustrations.

(1) PubHlth 540 - 2011
Lecture Notes 2011 7. Hypothesis Testing	(pdf, 60 pp)
Text Rosner, Bernard - Fundamentals of Biostatistics, 7th Edition	Ch 7: pp 204-221, 235-236, 241-250 Ch 8: pp 269-292
Alternative text, Daniel, WW - Biostatistics - A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences, 9th Edition	Ch 7: pp 215-278
Homework due Monday December 5, 2011	(pdf, 2 pp)
Solutions to Homework	(pdf, 8 pp)

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(2) Additional Reading
(Source: Wharton School, University of Penn) Introduction to Hypothesis Testing - A Dialog	(html)
(Source: socialresearchmethods.net) Two Independent Groups t-Test	(html)
*(Source: Stat Trel AP Statistics Tutorial)* Hypothesis Tests	(html)
*(Source: Stat Trek AP Statistics Tutorial)* How to Test Hypotheses	(html)
*(Source: John McGready, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)* CHART - Choosing the Correct Statistical Test	(html)
*(Source: Rosner, B. Fundamentals of Biostatistics, 6th Edition)* Flowchart Methods of Statistical Inference Test	(html)

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(3) Illustrative Applets
(Source: University of Michigan) Hypothesis Testing Explained for One Sample test of the Mean	(html)

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(4) Calculators
(Source: David Lane, HyperStat Online) Normal DistributionCalculator - Scroll down to 2nd calculator to obtain quantiles for confidence interval calculations	(html)
(Source: Texas A&M) Student t Distribution calculator	(html)
*(Source: Texas A&M)* Chi Square Distribution Calculator**	(html)
*(Source: Texas A&M)* F Distribution Calculator**	(html)

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(5) Computer Illustrations

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