Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics
University of Washington
Applied Biostatistics I
Introduction to the analysis of biomedical data.
Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis for discrete, continuous, and right censored
random variables. Analytic methods based on elementary parametric and non-parametric models
for one sample; two sample (independent and paired), stratified sample, and simple regression
problems.
| Instructor: | Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D. | Assistants Mose Andre mose@uw.edu Michal Juraska mjuraska@uw.edu Laina Mercer mercel@uw.edu |
| Office: | HSB F673 | |
| Phone: | 616-6678(Biostatistics) | |
| Email: | semerson@uw.edu | |
| Office Hours: | M 3:30pm - 5:00pm F 10:30am - 11:30am (or by appointment) |
Times and Places
Lectures : MWF 9:30am - 10:20am HSB T439
Disc AA : M 8:30am - 9:20am HSB T531
Disc AB : W 8:30am - 9:20am HSB K069
Disc AC : F 8:30am - 9:20am HSB T531
Syllabus and General Information
BIOST 517 Syllabus (pdf)
Information and Tutorials on Stata
Ordering Stata IC through Grad Plan
Prof. Jim Hughes’ Stata tutorials (requires UWnet ID)
Supplemental Materials
Approach to analyzing a data set (pdf)
Use of Logarithmic Transformations (pdf)
Course Materials
| Date | Handouts | Videos | HW Assigned | HW Due | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 29 Sep | Lecture 1 | Lecture Discussion | HW #1 (Keys: ) | ||
| Fri, 1 Oct | Lecture 2 | Lecture Discussion | |||
| Mon, 4 Oct | Lecture 3 | Lecture Discussion | |||
| Wed, 6 Oct | Lecture | HW #2 (Keys: b517 Stata ) | HW #1 | ||
| Fri, 8 Oct | Lecture 4 | Lecture | |||
| Mon, 11 Oct | Lecture 5 | Lecture | |||
| Wed, 13 Oct | Lecture | HW #3 (Keys: b517 Stata ) | HW #2 | initSalary.doc | |
| Fri, 15 Oct | Lecture 6 | Lecture | |||
| Mon, 18 Oct | Lecture | ||||
| Wed, 20 Oct | Lecture 7 | (Error) | HW #4 (Keys: b517 Stata b514 ) | HW #3 | |
| Fri, 22 Oct | Lecture | ||||
| Mon, 25 Oct | Lecture 8 | Lecture | |||
| Wed, 27 Oct | Lecture | HW #4 | |||
| Fri, 29 Oct | Lecture 9 | Lecture | HW #5 (Keys: b517 Stata ) | ||
| Mon, 1 Nov | Lecture | ||||
| Wed, 3 Nov | Lecture 10 | Lecture | HW #5 | Quiz Handout | |
| Fri, 5 Nov | Lecture | ||||
| Mon, 8 Nov | Midterm: (Exam) (Key) | Midterm | Midterm | ||
| Wed, 10 Nov | Lecture 11 | Lecture | HW #6 (Keys: b517 Stata b514 ) | ||
| Fri, 12 Nov | Lecture | ||||
| Mon, 15 Nov | Lecture 12 | Lecture | Project | ||
| Wed, 17 Nov | Lecture 13 | Lecture | HW #7 (Keys: b517 ) | HW #6 | |
| Fri, 19 Nov | Lecture 14 | Lecture | |||
| Mon, 22 Nov | Lecture 15 | (Error) | RCT Materials and Methods | ||
| Wed, 24 Nov | (Snow Day) | ||||
| Fri, 26 Nov | (Holiday) | ||||
| Mon, 29 Nov | Lecture 16 | Lecture Discussion | HW #8 (Keys: b517 ) | HW #7 | |
| Wed, 1 Dec | Lecture 17 | Lecture | |||
| Fri, 3 Dec | Lecture | HW #9 (Keys: b517 (incl Stata) ) | HW #8 | ||
| Mon, 6 Dec | Lecture 18 | Lecture Discussion | Review | ||
| Wed, 8 Dec | (Error) | ||||
| Fri, 10 Dec | HW #9 | ||||
| Wed, 15 Dec | Final: (Exam) (Key) | Final Exam | Final Project |
Datasets
| Dataset | Documentation | Data |
|---|---|---|
| Adult FEV | adultfev.doc | adultfev.txt |
| Beta carotene | carot.doc | carot.txt |
| Chemosensitizers in Chemotherapy | chemo.doc | chemo.txt |
| DFMO | dfmo.doc | dfmowide.txt, dfmolong.txt |
| FEV and Smoking in Children | fev.doc | fev.txt |
| Biomarkers of Inflammation | inflamm.doc | inflamm.txt |
| Clinical Trial Idarubicin in AML | leukemia.doc | leukemia.txt |
| Mayo Clinic PBC | liver.doc | liver.txt |
| MRI and Cerebral Atrophy | mri.pdf | mri.txt |
| PBC Trial Laboratory | mtxlabs.doc | mtxlabs.txt |
| PBC Trial Outcomes | mtxotcm.doc | mtxotcm.txt |
| Clinical Trial in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | nsclc.doc | nsclc.txt |
| Screening Data For PBC | pbcscreen.doc | pbcscreen.txt |
| PSA | PSA.doc | psa.txt |
| Salary | salary.doc | salary.txt |
| SEP | SEP.doc | sep.txt |