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School of Medicine

Epidemiology and Community Health

EPID 625 Epidemiology III: Advanced Methods and Data Analysis

Semester course; 2 lecture and 1 laboratory hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: EPID 606 and BIOS 554 or equivalent. Focuses on development of analytical strategies for data analysis guided by epidemiologic principles. Specific statistical modeling will be tailored for analysis of data from cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies with emphasis on causal inference, prediction, controlling for confounding and assessment of interaction and intermediate effects. Course topics include logistic regression, Poisson regression, Cox proportional hazards model, propensity score method, generalized estimating equations and path analysis technique.

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