PubH 6450 - Biostatistics I

Latest News

• [ 02/08/2012 ] Lecture 7 posted.
• [ 02/07/2012 ] Sample exams from 2009, 2010, and 2011 have been posted on the course Moodle site. Coverage of course material may differ slightly, but the format of next Monday's exam will be similar to these.
• [ 02/06/2012 ] Lecture 6 posted.
• [ 02/01/2012 ] Lecture 5 posted.
• [ 01/30/2012 ] Lecture 4 posted.
• [ 01/30/2012 ] The companion book I recommended in class today was What is a p-value anyway? by Andrew Vickers.
• [ 01/29/2012 ] A draft version of Lecture 4 has been posted on the course Moodle site. From now on, I will make an effort to post draft lectures before class. Final versions of the lectures will appear on this site after class.
• [ 01/25/2012 ] Lecture 3 posted.
• [ 01/23/2012 ] The TAs will NOT hold office hours tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan. 24). However, I will be available for office hours from 1:30-2:30.
• [ 01/23/2012 ] Homework 1 (due Feb. 2) posted on Moodle.
• [ 01/23/2012 ] Lecture 2 posted.
• [ 01/18/2012 ] Lecture 1 posted.
• [ 01/16/2012 ] There will be NO LABS during the first week of classes (January 18)

Times and locations

Class: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:10-12:05
Mayo 2-520

Labs: Mondays 9:05-9:55, Wednesdays 12:20-1:10
Mayo C381

TAs / Office hours

Xiaoye Ma (Head TA)

Jeff Boatman
Office hours: Mondays, 2:30-4:00 (Mayo C381)

Tingting Zhao
Office hours: Tuesdays 10-11 (Mayo A446) and 4:15-5:30 (Mayo C381)

Julian Wolfson (instructor)
Tuesdays 1:30-2:30, Mayo A453

Other times by appointment; email me or schedule a time directly on my Google Calendar

Open lab times

Mayo C381 will be open for use by 6450 students at the following times:

Mondays 2:30-5:30
(3-5:30 on Monday, January 30) Tuesdays 4-6
Wednesdays 3:30-5:30
Thursdays 4-6
Fridays 3:30-5:30

Reference materials

The required text for this course is:

Introduction to the Practice of Statistics (6th Edition) by Moore, McCabe, and Craig.

The content in newer and older editions is largely the same, but problem numbers assigned on homework will be from the 6th edition. Copies are on reserve at the Bio-medical library.

Other useful texts are listed under Resources.