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HUMBIO 88

Introduction to Statistics for the Health Sciences

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-AQR

Students will learn the statistical tools used to describe and analyze data in the fields of medicine and epidemiology. This very applied course will rely on current research questions and publicly available data. Students will gain proficiency with Stata to do basic analyses of health-related data, including linear and logistic regression, and will become sophisticated consumers of health-related statistical results.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 7279
0 / 60 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Kurina, Lianne
4units

HUMBIO 88: Introduction to Statistics for the Health Sciences

4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: WAY-AQR

Students will learn the statistical tools used to describe and analyze data in the fields of medicine and epidemiology. This very applied course will rely on current research questions and publicly available data. Students will gain proficiency with Stata to do basic analyses of health-related data, including linear and logistic regression, and will become sophisticated consumers of health-related statistical results.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM — Kurina, Lianne (Undergrad)

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