BIOSTATS 6005EX - Principles of Statistical Inference

External - Semester 1 - 2017

The aim of this course is to provide a strong mathematical and conceptual foundation in the methods of statistical inference, with an emphasis on practical aspects of the interpretation and communication of statistically based conclusions in health research. Content includes: review of the key concepts of estimation, and construction of Normal-theory confidence intervals; frequentist theory of estimation including hypothesis tests; methods of inference based on likelihood theory, including use of Fisher and observed information and likelihood ratio; Wald & score tests; an introduction to the Bayesian approach to inference; an introduction to distribution-free statistical methods.

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