Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 1

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Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 1

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About 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.

Created by:  Johns Hopkins University
  • Taught by:  Brian Caffo, PhD, Professor, Biostatistics

    Bloomberg School of Public Health
Commitment 3-5 hours/week Language English How To Pass Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. User Ratings 4.4 stars Average User Rating 4.4…

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About 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.

Created by:  Johns Hopkins University
  • Taught by:  Brian Caffo, PhD, Professor, Biostatistics

    Bloomberg School of Public Health
Commitment 3-5 hours/week Language English How To Pass Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. User Ratings 4.4 stars Average User Rating 4.4See what learners said Coursework

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Syllabus


WEEK 1


Introduction, Probability, Expectations, and Random Vectors



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.


13 videos, 2 readings, 1 practice quiz expand


  1. Video: Welcome to the Course
  2. Reading: Syllabus
  3. Reading: Faculty
  4. Video: Biostatistics and Experiments
  5. Video: Set Notation and Probability
  6. Video: Probability
  7. Video: Random Variables
  8. Video: PMFs and PDFs
  9. Video: CDFs, Survival Functions, and Quantiles
  10. Video: Expected Values
  11. Video: Rules About Expected Values
  12. Video: Variances and Chebyshev's Inequality
  13. Video: Random Vectors and Independence
  14. Video: Correlation
  15. Video: Variance Properties and Sample Variance
  16. Practice Quiz: Module 1 Homework

Graded: Module 1 Quiz: Introduction, Probability, Expectations, and Random Vectors

WEEK 2


Conditional Probability, Bayes' Rule, Likelihood, Distributions, and Asymptotics



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.


7 videos, 1 practice quiz expand


  1. Video: Conditional Probabilities and Densities
  2. Video: Bayes' Rule and DLRs
  3. Video: Likelihood
  4. Video: Bernoulli Distribution and Binomial Trials
  5. Video: The Normal Distribution
  6. Video: Limits and LLN
  7. Video: CLT and Confidence Intervals
  8. Practice Quiz: Module 2 Homework

Graded: Module 2 Quiz: Conditional Probability, Bayes' Rule, Likelihood, Distributions, and Asymptotics

WEEK 3


Confidence Intervals, Bootstrapping, and Plotting
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.


7 videos, 1 practice quiz expand


  1. Video: Confidence Intervals and CI for Normal Variance
  2. Video: Student's t Distribution and CI for Normal Means
  3. Video: Profile Likelihoods
  4. Video: T Confidence Intervals
  5. Video: Plotting
  6. Video: The Jackknife
  7. Video: Bootstrapping
  8. Practice Quiz: Module 3 Homework

Graded: Module 3 Quiz: Confidence Intervals, Bootstrapping, and Plotting

WEEK 4


Binomial Proportions and Logs
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.


3 videos, 1 practice quiz expand


  1. Video: Binomial Proportions Part A
  2. Video: Binomial Proportions Part B
  3. Video: Logs
  4. Practice Quiz: Module 4 Homework

Graded: Module 4 Quiz: Binomial Proportions and Logs
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