Biostatistics Traineeship Prep: Statistical Inference, Regression, and R Fundamentals

A focused course designed to equip you with the essential statistical inference, regression, and R skills needed to excel in biostatistics traineeships.

Introduction to Biostatistics and Study Design

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Biostatistics

Unit 2: Study Designs and Bias

Descriptive Statistics and Data Visualization

Unit 1: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

Unit 2: Data Visualization in R

Probability and Distributions

Unit 1: Foundations of Probability

Unit 2: Common Probability Distributions

Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem

Unit 1: Understanding Sampling Distributions

Unit 2: Central Limit Theorem and Standard Errors

Introduction to Statistical Inference: Estimation

Unit 1: Point and Interval Estimation

Unit 2: Confidence Intervals and Sample Size

Hypothesis Testing: Principles and Procedures

Unit 1: Hypothesis Testing Fundamentals

Unit 2: P-values and Decision Making

One-Sample t-tests

Unit 1: Understanding the One-Sample t-test

Unit 2: Assumptions and Confidence Intervals

Two-Sample t-tests

Unit 1: Independent Samples t-test

Unit 2: Paired Samples t-test

Chi-Square Tests

Unit 1: Chi-Square Tests: Fundamentals

Unit 2: Chi-Square: Applications

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

Unit 1: One-Way ANOVA Fundamentals

Unit 2: Assumptions and Post-Hoc Tests

Non-parametric Tests

Unit 1: When to Use Non-parametric Tests

Unit 2: Common Non-parametric Tests

Correlation and Simple Linear Regression

Unit 1: Understanding Correlation

Unit 2: Simple Linear Regression

Multiple Linear Regression

Unit 1: Building and Interpreting Multiple Linear Regression Models

Unit 2: Advanced Topics in Multiple Regression

Basic Epidemiological Measures

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Epidemiological Measures

Unit 2: Association and Risk

Data Manipulation and Analysis with R

Unit 1: Data Wrangling with R

Unit 2: Statistical Analysis and Visualization in R

Biostatistical Applications and Case Studies

Unit 1: Applying Biostatistics to Real-World Data

Unit 2: Critical Evaluation and Communication