Biostatistics in Healthcare
BIOL-40383
Biostatistics in Healthcare is a field that applies statistical methods to data gathered in the biological sciences, such as clinical trials, public health, genetics, and genomics. It aims to distinguish between correlation and causation to gain a proper understanding of the data. This course serves as both a refresher and an introductory course in statistical thinking and methods. It covers both descriptive and inferential statistics, and students will complete a real-life project to demonstrate their understanding.
By the end of the course, students will:
- Organize, summarize, and present data
- Describe the relation between two variables
- Understand basic probability and probability distributions
- Work with sample data to make inferences about a population
Join a diverse community of learners, including aspiring healthcare professionals looking to meet graduate school requirements, researchers hungry for deeper insights, laboratory enthusiasts seeking to enhance their analytical prowess, academics yearning to expand their statistical toolkit, and programmers eager to unlock the potential of data-driven solutions. Together, you'll embark on a transformative journey, fueled by curiosity and driven by a shared passion for unraveling the mysteries of the biological world.
Course Information
Course sessions
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data 7th
by Michael Sullivan
ISBN / ASIN: 9780138253332
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 1/13/2025
Schedule:
Instructor: Peter Sifferlen, MBA, BSME
Independent Business Analysis Consultant
Peter Sifferlen is an independent business analysis consultant. His engineering and business background with quantitative analysis experience has led him to work in the defense, industrial instrumentation and management consulting industries.
Section ID:
Class type:
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 3/31/2025
Schedule:
Instructor: Peter Sifferlen, MBA, BSME
Independent Business Analysis Consultant
Peter Sifferlen is an independent business analysis consultant. His engineering and business background with quantitative analysis experience has led him to work in the defense, industrial instrumentation and management consulting industries.