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Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 1

Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 1

Name: Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 1
Rating: 4.444852941176471 (544 reviews)

This course is part of Advanced Statistics for Data Science Specialization

Instructor: Brian Caffo, PhD

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

544 reviews

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

95%

Most learners liked this course

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There are 4 modules in this course

This class presents the fundamental probability and statistical concepts used in elementary data analysis. It will be taught at an introductory level for students with junior or senior college-level mathematical training including a working knowledge of calculus. A small amount of linear algebra and programming are useful for the class, but not required.

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You are about to undergo an intense and demanding immersion into the world of mathematical biostatistics. Over the next few weeks, you will learn about probability, expectations, conditional probabilities, distributions, confidence intervals, bootstrapping, binomial proportions, and much more. Module 1 covers experiments, probability, variables, mass functions, density functions, cumulative distribution functions, expectations, variations, and vectors.

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13 videos2 readings2 assignments

13 videosTotal 179 minutes

Welcome to the Course1 minute
Biostatistics and Experiments13 minutes
Set Notation and Probability15 minutes
Probability23 minutes
Random Variables6 minutes
PMFs and PDFs18 minutes
CDFs, Survival Functions, and Quantiles12 minutes
Expected Values13 minutes
Rules About Expected Values10 minutes
Variances and Chebyshev's Inequality19 minutes
Random Vectors and Independence18 minutes
Correlation11 minutes
Variance Properties and Sample Variance22 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Syllabus10 minutes
Faculty10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Module 1 Homework30 minutes
Module 1 Quiz: Introduction, Probability, Expectations, and Random Vectors30 minutes

This module covers Conditional Probability, Bayes' Rule, Likelihood, Distributions, and Asymptotics. These are the most fundamental core concepts in mathematical biostatistics and statistics. After this module you should be able to recognize and be functional in these key concepts.

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7 videos2 assignments

7 videosTotal 157 minutes

Conditional Probabilities and Densities14 minutes
Bayes' Rule and DLRs24 minutes
Likelihood32 minutes
Bernoulli Distribution and Binomial Trials16 minutes
The Normal Distribution28 minutes
Limits and LLN19 minutes
CLT and Confidence Intervals24 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Module 2 Homework30 minutes
Module 2 Quiz: Conditional Probability, Bayes' Rule, Likelihood, Distributions, and Asymptotics30 minutes

This module covers Confidence Intervals, Bootstrapping, and Plotting. These are core concepts in mathematical biostatistics and statistics. After this module you should be able to recognize and be functional in these key concepts.

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7 videos2 assignments

7 videosTotal 121 minutes

Confidence Intervals and CI for Normal Variance16 minutes
Student's t Distribution and CI for Normal Means19 minutes
Profile Likelihoods8 minutes
T Confidence Intervals25 minutes
Plotting23 minutes
The Jackknife13 minutes
Bootstrapping17 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Module 3 Homework30 minutes
Module 3 Quiz: Confidence Intervals, Bootstrapping, and Plotting30 minutes

This module covers Binomial Proportions and Logs. These are core concepts in mathematical biostatistics and statistics. After this module you should be able to recognize and be functional in these key concepts.

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3 videos2 assignments

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Brian Caffo, PhD

Johns Hopkins University

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Reviewed on Jul 8, 2017

Great course, though a little difficult in parts, particularly the first week. Worth working through though for a better understanding of probability and statistics.

Reviewed on Jan 20, 2022

I like really course content but it would be better to add exlaination for quiz (especially when initial answer is wrong, now student can only see explainations when answer question right)

Reviewed on Sep 14, 2021

Not your average Coursera Course! Actually challenging. Brian Caffo's voice sounds a bit likw Sheldon Cooper!

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