UM SPH Academic Courses

BIOSTAT619 Clinical Trials

Fall term(s)
2 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s): Braun, Thomas
Prerequisites: Biostatistics 601 or equivalent or Perm. Instr. One course Introductory Statistics
Description: This course is designed for individuals with a strong quantitative background that are interested in the scientific, policy, design and management aspects of clinical trials. Topics include types of clinical research, bias and random error, study design, ethics, treatment allocation, randomization and stratification quality control, power and sample size, group sequential monitoring, crossover designs and meta-analysis.
Syllabus for BIOSTAT619 (PDF, 24691 bytes, last modified on Tuesday, February 21, 2012)