Schedule:
Wednesdays: 12:00-3:00pm, M108
Instructor:
Kristin Sainani
kcobb@stanford.edu
Office: T211, HRP Redwood Building
Office hour: by appointment
http://www.stanford.edu/~kcobb/
Teaching Assistants:
Gabby Schmajuk
schmajuk@gmail.com
and
Vinnie Liu
vinliu@stanford.edu
Syllabus:
· Syllabus
Lectures:
· April 1, 2009: Introduction to data and statistics
· April 8, 2009: Introduction to probability
· April 8 NY Times Article on Monty Hall
· More on Monty Hall: How to see the probabilities on a probability tree
· April 15, 2009: Probability distributions
· April 22, 2009: Normal distribution; Statistical inference I
· April 29. 2009: Statistical inference II: One and two sample tests
· May 6, 2009 Statistical Inference III: Pitfalls of hypothesis testing
· May 13, 2009: More than two groups: ANOVA and chi-square
· May 20, 2009: Linear and logistic regression
· May 27, 2009: Survival analysis
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Homework:
· Homework 1
· Homework 1 Answer Key
· Homework 2
· Homework 2 Answer Key
· Homework 3
· Homework 3 Answer Key
· Homework 4
· Homework 4 Answer Key
· Homework 5
· Homework 5 Answer Key
· Homework 6
· Homework 6 Answer Key
· Homework 7
· Homework 7 Answer Key
· Homework 8
· Homework 8 Answer Key
Journal Article Links:
· For April 8: Funding Sources and Nutrition Articles, PLoS Med
· For April 15: Rofecoxib vs. Naproxen, NEJM
· For April 22: Meat Intake and Mortality, Archives of Internal Medicine
· For April 29: Insomnia and Hypertension, SLEEP
· Letter to the Editor in SLEEP
· For May 6: DHA and Eczema, British J Derm
· For May 13: Caffeine and Breast Cancer, Arch Intern Med
· For May 20: Ottawa Ankle Rules, Ann Emerg Med
· For May 27: Vitamin D and Cognition, JNNP
Handouts:
· Article Review Sheet
· Epi and Biostats 'Cheat Sheet'
· Standard Normal Table
· Practice questions for final exam (with answers)