CLRES 2020: BIOSTATISTICS - University of Pittsburgh

• Rosner’s Book Chapter 3
Homework assignment 1:
1. Describe the data with numerical and graphical summaries.
2. Probability question
3. Screening test
Session 4: Discrete Probability Distribution
At the conclusion of this lecture, the student will be able to:
Topics:
1. Understand concepts of random variable and its distribution
2. Calculate the mean and variance of binomial and poisson distribution
3. Familiar with PMF and CDF of binomial and poisson distribution
4. Distinguish between binomial and poisson distribution
1. Definition of a Random Variable
2. The Probability Mass Function (Probability Function; Distribution)
3. The Expected value of a discrete random variable
4. The Variance of a discrete random variable
5. The Cumulative Distribution Function
6. The Binomial Distribution
7. The Poisson Distribution
Required Reading:
• Rosner’s Book Chapter 4
Session 5: Continuous Probability Distributions (I)
At the conclusion of this lecture, the student will be able to:
Topics:
1. Calculate the expected value and variance of continuous random variable
2. Familiar with PDF and CDF of normal distribution
3. Use normal tables to solve problems
1. Definition of Random Variables (Review)
2. Probability Density Function
3. The Cumulative Distribution Function
4. The Expected Value and the Variance of a Continuous Random Variable
5. The Normal Distribution
6. Using Normal Tables
Required Reading:
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