BST 571 - Introduction to Statistical Epidemiology

(4 credits)

Approaches to studying various aspects of a disease in human populations, including randomized trials and various observational studies such as case-control, cross-sectional, and ecological. Issues involving causal inference, multi-causality, threats to study validity, surveillance will be discussed.

Prerequisite(s): Student must meet prerequisites (STA 502 and STA 513).