Courses Details

EPID815: Modern Statistical Methods In Epidemiologic Studies

  • Graduate level
  • Residential
  • Fall term(s) for residential students;
  • 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): Sung Kyun Park (Residential);
  • Prerequisites: EPID 601 (or equivalent) and BIOSTAT 522 and BIOSTAT 523 (or equivalent), Experience using R required (at least the levels covered in EPID 639 (R for Epidemiologic Research)).
  • Advisory Prerequisites: BIOSTAT 512 (Longitudinal Analysis) and EPID/EHS 675 recommended
  • Description: This course will cover modern statistical methods in the context of epidemiological applications to address public health problems. This course is intended for PhD students in Epidemiology and related areas. Specific topics may vary each year. Currently, three topics are covered: (a) Variable Selection and Statistical Learning; (b) Inverse Probability Weighting and Causal Survival Analysis; and (c) Causal Mediation Analysis.
  • Syllabus for EPID815
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Sung Kyun Park