Biostatistics 183
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Fall 2008 Note: First day of class is 9/16/08
Course Director: Stanton A. Glantz, PhD, Professor of Medicine
OBJECTIVES Instruction in descriptive summary statistics (mean, median, and SD); techniques for testing hypotheses (z- and t-tests, chi-square tests, non-parametric methods, ANOVA, linear regression); and sampling.
PREREQUISITES None.
FACULTY
| Course Director: | Stanton Glantz, PhD |
Phone: 415 / 476-3893 Office: UCSF Library, Suite 366 Office Hours: Drop-in Email: glantz@medicine.ucsf.edu |
| TA's: | Hadii Mamudu |
Phone: 415 / 514-9340 Office: UCSF Library, Suite 366 Office Hours: Tues 12:30-1:30 Email: hadii.mamudu@ucsf.edu |
An (Joseph) Vu |
Phone: 408 / 636-8375 Office: UCSF Library, Suite 366 Office Hours: Thurs 12:30-1:30 Email: an.vu@ucsf.edu |
| FORMAT | |
| Lectures: | Tues & Thurs 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 in N-217 |
| Problem Sessions: |
Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. in N-517 For Pharmacy Students: James Lightwood, Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy 415-514-0939 lightwoodj@pharmacy.ucsf.edu (Available by appointment at Laurel Heights) |
| Homework: |
Assigned on the syllabus and due one week after it is assigned. Homework will be graded and returned within one week. No late homework will be accepted. Appropriately annotated computer printouts may be submitted for selected problems, indicated with an asterisk on the assignment. Syllabus |
TEXTBOOK On reserve in the UCSF Library.
Glantz, SA. Primer of Biostatistics (6th ed.) McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Errata available at the Library Course Reserves (link to come).
VIDEOTAPES Videotapes of all lectures from a previous year (which are similar) will be available at the Circulation desk in the UCSF library and can be viewed on the 2nd floor.
GRADING & EXAMS Grades will be based on total points achieved on homework (20%), midterm (30%), and the final exam (50%). The grade on the final is the lowest grade you can get in the course. The midterm and final will be in class and open book.
ENROLLMENT Auditors, including UCSF faculty and staff, are welcome if they do homework and take tests.