OsakaU Online Course Highlights

6 weeks long
3-5 hours per week
Learn for FREE, Ugpradable
Self-Paced
Taught by: Ayumi Shintani, Endowed Professor, Chair of Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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Online Course Details:

Want to learn how to analyze real-world medical data, but unsure where to begin? This Applied Biostatistics course provides an introduction to important topics in medical statistical concepts and reasoning. Each topic will be introduced with examples from published clinical research papers; and all homework assignments will expose learner to hands-on data analysis using real-life datasets. This course also represents an introduction to basic epidemiological concepts covering study designs and sample size computation. Open-source, easy-to-use software will be used such as R Commander and PS sample size software.

What you’ll learn

Important topics in medical statistical concepts and reasoning
Epidemiological Study Designs
Data analysis using R Commander

Introduction to Applied Biostatistics: Statistics for Medical Research