Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics
University of Washington
Data Analysis and Report Writing
Analysis of real data to answer scientific questions. Common data-analytic problems. Sensible approaches to complex data.
Graphical and tabular presentation of results. Writing reports for scientific journals, research collaborators, consulting clients.
Graduate standing in statistics or biostatistics or permission of instructor.
| Instructor: | Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Office: | HSB F673 |
| Phone: | 616-6678(Biostatistics) |
| Email: | semerson@uw.edu |
| Office Hours: | Tu 2:00pm - 5:00pm (or by appointment) |
Times and Places
Lectures : MF 12:30pm - 1:20pm HSF 643
Syllabus and General Information
BIOST 579 Syllabus (pdf)
Supplemental Materials
Approach to analyzing a data set (pdf)
Description of project write-up (pdf)
Example R code to plot sampling scheme (text)
Adjusting for baseline measurements in an RCT (pdf)
Project Materials
Project Assignment (pdf)
Dataset Documentation (pdf)
Data files (pregout.txt) (preglong.txt)
Description of project write-up (pdf)
Course Materials
| Date | Handouts | Videos | HW Assigned | HW Due | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 30 Sep | Lecture 1 | Lecture | HW #1 | ||
| Mon, 3 Oct | |||||
| Fri, 7 Oct | |||||
| Mon, 10 Oct | HW #2 | ||||
| Fri, 14 Oct | |||||
| Mon, 17 Oct | (no class) | ||||
| Fri, 21 Oct | HW #3 | ||||
| Mon, 24 Oct | (no class) | ||||
| Fri, 28 Oct | |||||
| Mon, 31 Oct | |||||
| Fri, 4 Nov | (no class) | ||||
| Mon, 7 Nov | |||||
| Fri, 11 Nov | (Holiday) | ||||
| Mon, 14 Nov | |||||
| Fri, 18 Nov | |||||
| Mon, 21 Nov | |||||
| Fri, 25 Nov | (Holiday) | ||||
| Mon, 28 Nov | |||||
| Fri, 2 Dec | |||||
| Mon, 5 Dec | |||||
| Fri, 9 Dec |
Datasets
| Dataset | Documentation | Data |
|---|---|---|
| Detailed Beta carotene | bcarot.doc | bcarot.txt |
| Salary | salary.doc | salary.txt |
| Somatosensory Evoked Potential (SEP) | SEP.doc | SEP.txt SEPlong.txt |