Math 322 - Biostatistics

Course information

This is a second course in elementary statistics with applications to life sciences and medicine. It reviews basic statistics using biological and medical examples.

Download the course information in a PDF-file.

Class time and location:

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 12:00 - 1:00 PM in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Room 102.

In addition, we are doing an R help session every Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 PM, also in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Room 102.

Textbook:

Bernard Rosner: "Fundamentals of Biostatistics", Sixth Edition, Duxbury.

Instructor:

Geir Arne Hjelle, E-mail: hjelle@math.wustl.edu, Office: Cupples I, room 202, Phone: 935-6785.

Office hours:

Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Thursday 10:30 - 11:30 AM, or by appointment.

Homework:

There will be weekly homework announced on the Homework-page. Homework will be due in class on Fridays.

Exams:

There will be one in-class exam during the semester (tentatively on Friday February 20th). The final exam will be a take-home exam.

Project:

There will be one data analysis project towards the end of the semester. More information is available here.

Grading:

Your grade will be based on your homework (30%), project (20%) and exams (50% = 20% + 30%).