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Principles of Biostatistics I - Required Lab
BST 202LAB

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Description

BST 202LAB is the required lab section for BST 202. Students must enroll in both BST 202 and BST 202LAB in the same term. Failure to enroll in both sections will result in the student being dropped from the single enrolled section.
This course is the first part of introductory biostatistics and acquaints the student with the basic concepts and methods of biostatistics, their applications, and their interpretation. The material covered includes data presentation, numerical summary measures, rates and standardization, and life tables. Probability is introduced to quantify uncertainty, especially as it pertains to diagnostic and screening methods. Also covered are sampling distributions so that students may be introduced to confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. The computer is used throughout the course, and the student will gain familiarity with the software packages R and STATA.

Course Note: Requires a basic knowledge of mathematics and familiarity with use of personal computers.

Course is mutually exclusive with BST 201, BST 206, or ID201. You may not take both this course and any of those courses.

Course co-requisite: You must register for both this course and BST203.

School Harvard Chan School
Credits 0
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Department Biostatistics
Course Component Laboratory
Instruction Mode In Person
Grading Basis HSPH No Grade Associated
Course Requirements Course is mutually exclusive with BST201, 206, and ID201. You may not take both this course and any of those courses. Course co-requisite: You must register for both this course and BST 203.