Spring 2008
Statistics 272/372
Introduction to Biostatistics
Text: Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Biomedical Data, 2nd Ed. By Robert Woolson and William Clarke, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002.
References: 1. Biostatistics: A Methodology for the Health Sciences, 2nd Ed, by Gerald Van Belle, Lloyd D. Fisher, Patrick J. Heagerty, and Thomas Lumley, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004.
- 2.The Little SASBook: A Primer, 2 Ed, by Delwiche, L. D. and Slaughter, S. J., SAS Publishing.
- SAS System for Regression, 3rdEd., by Freund, R. J., and Littell, R. C., SAS Publishing.
- Statistical Methods in Diagnostic Medicine,by Xiao-Hua Zhou, Nancy A. Obuchowski, and Donna K. McClish, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002.
Time and Place: M-W-F 11:00-12:00, CLAS 344
Instructor: Ofer Harel
Office: CLAS 320
Phone: 486-6989
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 9:00-10:00 or by appointment
Email: oharel@stat.uconn.edu
Webpage: www.stat.uconn.edu/~oharel
Prerequisite: Stat 220 and Stat 230
Grading: You are responsible for the material covered in the text, lectures, and homework. The final grade will be based on class participation (might composed of quizzes, and other types of participation), project, homework, two in class examinations and final exam. There will be no makeup exams. Each homework assignment is due a week after it is assigned. All three exams are closed book and closed notes. However, you are allowed to bring in one page (8.5”x11”) of your own notes. Students are expected to bring a calculator during the exams. Although the exams are the same for students in both classes (Stat 272 and Stat 372), the grades are assigned based on different curves, one for undergraduates and the other one for graduates.
Homework: 20%
Class participation: 5%
Project: 15%
Exam 1: 15% Week of Feb 11-15
Exam 2: 15% Week of Mar 24-28
Final Exam: 30% (According to the schedule)