Department of Statistics

STAT818: Epidemiological Methods

Lecturer in charge


Dr Kehui Luo

Availability


 

E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year

Unit Outline



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Description

An introduction to the more commonly used research study designs--randomised prospective trials, case control studies, cohort studies and cross-sectional studies--with applications to epidemiological problems. Statistical methods for analysing data from such studies, with particular emphasis on categorical data analysis, including logistic and Poisson regression, and models for censored survival data. SAS (version 8 or newer) and EcStat, an add-in program in MS Excel, are used throughout this unit.

This unit is taught in second semester each year. For more information, please read the unit outline at the link above.