Biostatistics Lecture Series OpenCourseWare: Johns Hopkins University's Free Undergraduate Level Biostatistics Course

Published Dec 31, 2008

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'Biostatistics Lecture Series' is a free OpenCourseWare presentation that examines a variety of topics relevant to researchers in both the fields of biostatistics and public health. This free course is offered by Johns Hopkins University and focuses the on the methodologies and subjects with proven health applications. This course would benefit any undergraduate student interested in a public health career.

Biostatistics Lecture Series: Course Specifics

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Biostatistics Lecture Series: Course Description

The 'Biostatistics Lecture Series' OpenCourseWare presentation consists of a series of seven lectures given by professors from the Biostatistics Department of the Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. Students will be taught by esteemed faculty members including, Rafael Irizarry, Karl Broman and Ingo Ruczinski, among others. Each lecture focuses on a unique topic within the field of biostatistics. Students can expect lectures with titles like 'How to Display Data Badly', 'The Standard Error of the Lab Scientist' and 'Is Biostatistics Necessary?'. This course is intended to provide students with specific and personal insights into issues and challenges facing bioscientists, rather than a simple overview of the field. Students will receive varying and sometimes conflicting points of view, allowing them to critically examine and discuss the information presented.

Online course materials include lectures, notes and study materials. If you would like to take advantage of this free course, go to the biostatistics lecture series page.

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