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BIOSTATS 6005EX - Principles of Statistical Inference

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 4210
Campus: External
Contact: Online
Restriction: Available to Grad Cert, Grad Dip, M Biostatistics students. Check with School for Non-Award Study.
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: Check with School
Pre-Requisite: BIOSTATS 6000EX and BIOSTATS 6001EX or BIOSTATS 6019EX or BIOSTATS 6000
Assessment: Two major assignments and submission of selected practical exercises
Syllabus:

The aim of this course is to develop a strong mathematical and conceptual foundation in the methods of statistical inference, which underlie many of the methods utilised in subsequent courses, and in biostatistical practice. The course provides an overview of the concepts and properties of estimators of statistical model parameters, then proceeds to a general study of the likelihood function from first principles. This will serve as the basis for likelihood-based methodology, including maximum likelihood estimation, and the likelihood ratio, Wald, and score tests. Core statistical inference concepts including estimators and their ideal properties, hypothesis testing, p-values, confidence intervals, and power under a frequentist framework will be examined with an emphasis on both their mathematical derivation, and their interpretation and communication in a health and medical research setting. Other methods for estimation and hypothesis testing, including a brief introduction to the Bayesian approach to inference, exact and non-parametric methods, and simulation-based approaches will also be explored.

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4210 Tue 15/03/2022 Thu 24/03/2022 Fri 06/05/2022 Fri 10/06/2022


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Independent Study
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
16272 01EX 20 15 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.