Online - Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Harvard Secondary School Program
Date/Time: Sep 15, 2022 - Oct 27, 2022 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ages:
15-18
Cost: $3,500.00
Registration deadline: Sep 10, 2022
This course is designed to introduce students to basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics. Selected sections from textbooks and recent primary literature are used. Students learn how to critically read published epidemiological studies and understand the study design, analyses, and conclusions drawn from the studies. There is a substantial hands-on component in which students learn basic R statistical programming, using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) dataset primarily, to make discoveries.
Location
Secondary School Program
1100 Massachusetts Avenue
3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02118