Biostatistics Collaboration Center Lecture Series
Basic Biostatistics in Medical Research
Fall 2007

The Biostatistics Collaboration Center (BCC) in the Department of Preventive Medicine is announcing a series of 6 free introductory lectures on biostatistics in medical research.  These non-technical lectures are free and open to any interested member of the Northwestern community. They have been designed with the following objectives:

1.) To assist participants in interpreting statistics published in the medical literature.

2.) To highlight different statistical methodology for investigators considering their own research.

3.) To facilitate the communication between medical researchers and biostatisticians.

All lectures will be held in the Hughes Auditorium in the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center at 303 E. Superior on the Chicago Campus
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Basic Concepts
Tuesday, September 18 12:00 – 1:30 PM

Data types and corresponding summary statistics
 
One sample inference:
 
Hypothesis formulation and testing (parametric and nonparametric tests)
 
Confidence intervals and P-values
 
Two Group Comparisons
Thursday, September 20 12:00 – 1:30 PM
 
Two sample tests
 
Paired and unpaired data

Parametric and non parametric methods
 
Measure of agreement
 
Study Design (Experimental Design & Clinical Trial Design)
Tuesday, September 25 – 12:00 – 1:30 PM
 
Overview of various Study Designs (Pros and Cons)
 
Sample size / Power calculations
 
Linear Regression
Thursday, September 27 – 12:00 – 1:30 PM
 
Simple linear regression
 
Multiple linear regression
 
ANOVA & ANCOVA
 
Repeated measurements models
 
Logistic Regression
Tuesday, October 2 – 12:00 – 1:30 PM
 
Interpretation of Odds Ratio
 
Repeated measurements models??
 
Survival Analysis (Time-to-Event Data Analysis)
Thursday, October 4 – 12:00 – 1:30 PM
 
Kaplan-Meier curve
 
Log-rank test
 
Cox proportional hazard model

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