CLRES 2020: BIOSTATISTICS - University of Pittsburgh

At the conclusion of this lecture, the student will be able to:
Topics:
1. Understand when nonparametric tests were necessary
2. Carry out proper nonparametric tests when necessary
1. Motivation of nonparametric tests
2. Sign test
3. Sign rank test
4. Rank-Sum test
5. Kruskal-Wallis test
Required Reading:
• Rosner’s Book Chapter 9
Homework assignment 5:
1. One-way ANOVA and multiple comparisons
2. Sign test
3. Correlation and simple linear regression
Session 15: Correlation and simple linear regression (I)
At the conclusion of this lecture, the student will be able to:
1. Measure association between two continous variables
2. Fit and interpret simple linear regression models
Topics:
1. Correlation coefficients
2. Simple linear regression
3. Parameter estimation
4. Hypothesis testing
5. Evaluating the regression model
Required Reading:
• Rosner’s Book Chapter 11
Due Today: Homework assignment 4
Session 16: Correlation and simple linear regression (II)
At the conclusion of this lecture, the student will be able to:
3. Measure association between two continous variables
4. Fit and interpret simple linear regression models
Topics:
6. Correlation coefficients
7. Simple linear regression
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