BIOSTATS 640
Intermediate Biostatistics
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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1. Review of BIOSTATS 540
2. Discrete Distributions

3. Introduction to Nonparametrics

4. Categorical Data Analysis

5. Normal Theory Regression
6. Analysis of Variance

7. Logistic Regression
8. Introduction to Survival Analysis

3. Introduction to Nonparametrics

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(1) BIOSTATS 640 - Fall 2023
1.1. VIDEO (Source: Brown, Helen. Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh) Choosing Between Parametric and Nonparametrics (video, 6:00)
1.2 (Source: Tanya Hoskin, Mayo Clinic) Parametric and Nonparametric: Demystifying the Terms (pdf, 5 pp)
1.3 Lecture Notes - Fall 2023 course notes, 3. Introduction to Nonparametrics (pdf, 46 pp)
Homework due Wednesday September 27, 2023
Last date for submission for credit (-20 points): Wednesday October 4, 2023
Questions (pdf, 2 pp)
SOLUTIONS to homework
Online Apps (pdf, 9 pp)
R (pdf, 6 pp)


(2) Additional Readings and Videos
VIDEO (Source: Roslin Institute) Choosing Between Parametric and Nonparametric (video, 5:59)
VIDEO (Source: Todd Grande) Parametric and Nonparametric Tests (video, 7:25)

 

(3) Resources for R Learners
3.1. (Source: r-tutor.com)
R Tutorial - Nonparametrics (html)
3.2 (Source: http://www.sthda.com/english/wiki/one-sample-wilcoxon-signed-rank-test-in-r)
One Sample Data Wilcoxon Singed Rank Test in R (html)
3.3 (Source: http://www.sthda.com/english/wiki/paired-samples-wilcoxon-test-in-r)
One Sample Paired Data Wilcoxon Singed Rank Test in R (html)
3.4 (Source: http://www.sthda.com/english/wiki/unpaired-two-samples-wilcoxon-test-in-r)
Two Independent Samples Mann Whitney/Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test in R (html)
3.5 (Source: http://www.sthda.com/english/wiki/kruskal-wallis-test-in-r)
Kruskal Wallis Test in R - Nonparametric Alternative to One Way ANOVA (html)
3.6. (Source: Amherst College) Nonparametric Test Procedures Handout (pdf, 6 pp)
3.7 (Source: R Companion for Biological Sciences. Author: Salvatore S. Mangiafico) Introduction to Traditional Nonparametric Tests (html)

(4) Resources for Online App Users

4.1. (Source - Lowry, Richard - Vassarstats Website for Statistical Computation)
                Visit Vassar Stats Website (html)

                 From the welcome page, scroll down to ORDINAL at left.

4.2. (Source: https://artofstat.com/web-apps)
                Visit Art of Stat (html)

                Scroll down to Binomial Distribution. Then click at top FIND PROBABILITIES.
4.3 (Source: https://astatsa.com/WilcoxonTest/)
Single Sample Paired Data Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test Calculator (html)
Be sure to CLICK on the 2nd button : Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test for Paired Data
4.4 (Source: https://astatsa.com/WilcoxonTest/)
Two Independent Samples Mann Whitney/Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test Calculator (html)
Be sure to CLICK on the 1st button : Mann Whitney Test
4.5 (Source: https://www.statskingdom.com)
Nice - Shows R code if you want to see it
Statistics Kingdom - Statistics Online (html)
4.6 (Source: https://stats.blue/index.html)
Stats Blue Online Statistical Software (html)




(5) Other Resources
5.1 (Source: Lisa Sullivan, Boston University) Introduction to Nonparametrics (html)
5.2. For the more advanced/brave (Source: Radu T Trimbitas) Nonparametrics (html)


 

        

 

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