BIOSTATS 640
Intermediate Biostatistics
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
UMass Amherst

 

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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

1. Review of BIOSTATS 540 Introductory Biostatistics

Scroll down for (1) BIOSTATS 640 Fall 2023 (2) Additional Readings and Videos (3) Resources for Learning R, (4) Probability Distribution calculators and (5) Other (Applets, Calculators, etc.)

(1) BIOSTATS 640 - Fall 2023
Lecture Notes - Fall 2023 course notes, 1. Review of BIOSTATS 540 (pdf, 34 pp)
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ #1 (pdf, 5 pp)
FAQ #2
(pdf, 3 pp)
If you did NOT take BIOSTATS 540 Here is the link to the BIOSTATS 540 Website (html)
Video (source: Duke Health CTSA Training) The Scientific Process II: Analysis and Inference (video, 6:52)
Video (source: Duke Health CTSA Training) Intro-Lecture: Introduction to Statistics (video, 8:37)
Article (source: Krzywinski M and Altman N. Nature Methods 2013 Vol 10 No 9, pp 809-10) The Importance of Being Uncertain (pdf, 2 pp)
Video (source: OpenIntro Videos) Hypothesis Testing Fundamentals (video, 8:13)
Video (source: Open Intro Videos) Confidence Intervals (video, 6:12)
(Source: Kass et al, 2016 PLOS Computational Biology, June 9, 2016) 10 Simple Rules for Effective Statistical Practice (pdf, 8 pp)
R Users If you have not already done so, use this Fall 2023 handout to download and install R and R Studio
(RECOMMENDED FOR NEW USERS OF R) How to Set Up Posit in the Cloud Fall 2023 (pdf, 3 pp)
How to Download and Install R and R Studio WINDOWS Fall 2023 (pdf, 3 pp)
How to Download and Install R and R Studio MAC Fall 2023 (pdf, 4 pp)
R Users
R Lesson 01 - Up and Running with R Studio
(pdf, 24 pp)
R Users
R Lesson 02 - Numerical Summarization & One and Two Sample Inference
(pdf, 22 pp)
Right click to download (arthritis.xlsx)
Right click to download (sepsis.Rdata)
Homework Due Wednesday September 13, 2023
Last date for submission for credit (-20 points): Wednesday September 20, 2023
Questions
(pdf, 6 pp)
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BIOSTATS640_hw01_q2.Rdata
BIOSTATS640_hw01_q2.xlsx

SOLUTIONS to homework
Art of Stat (pdf, 19 pp)
R
(pdf, 15 pp)




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(2) Additional Readings and Videos
Video (source: Duke Health CTSA Training) The Scientific Process II: Analysis and Inference (video, 6:52)
Video (source: Duke Health CTSA Training) Intro-Lecture: Introduction to Statistics (video, 8:37)
Article (source: Krzywinski M and Altman N. Nature Methods 2013 Vol 10 No 9, pp 809-10) The Importance of Being Uncertain (pdf, 2 pp)
(Source: Thomson Wadsworth Workshop) Sampling Distributions (html)
(Source: Thomson Wadsworth Workshop) Central Limit Theorem (html)
Link to URL for assistance with "How to Choose the Appropriate Hypothesis Test"
(Source: www.graphpad.com) Choosing a Statistical Test (html)

 

 

(3) Resources for Learning R

RECOMMENDED (especially for new users of R)!!! How to Set Up Posit in the Cloud Fall 2023 (pdf, 3 pp)
How to Download and Install R and R Studio WINDOWS Fall 2023 (pdf, 3 pp)
How to Download and Install R and R Studio MAC Fall 2023 (pdf, 4 pp)

R Lesson 01
Up and Running with R Studio
(pdf, 24 pp)
R Lesson 02
Numerical Summarization & One and Two Sample Inference
(pdf, 22 pp)
Right click to download (sepsis.Rdata)
(Source: Oscar Torres-Reyna, Princeton University) RStudio 101 Introduction to R (pdf, 16 pp)
(Source: Mark Gardener) Using R for Statistical Analyses - Basic Statistics: Scroll down for various "step-by-step" (html)
(Source: Oscar Torres-Reyna, Princeton) Getting Started in R and Stata - Notes on Exploring Data (html)

 

(4) Probability Distribution Calculators
(Source: Art of Stats) Normal Distribution (html)
(Source: Art of Stats) Student t Distribution (html)
(Source: Art of Stats) Chi Square Distribution (html)
(Source: Art of Stats) F Distribution (html)
(Source: Art of Stats) Binomial Distribution (html)
(Source: Shodor) Interactive applets (html)
(5) Other Resources
(Source: Shodor) Interactive applets (html)

 

 



 

 


 

 

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