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Statistics Courses
- STAT S-100 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
- STAT S-102 Fundamentals of Biostatistics
- STAT S-105 Study Abroad in Shanghai, China: Vital Statistics for Life and Medical Science
STAT S-100 Introduction to Quantitative Methods (32188)
Class times: Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm. Optional sections to be arranged.
Course tuition: noncredit, undergraduate, and graduate credit $2,700.
Online option available. Harvard College students see additional information.
Statistical principles, applications, and analysis are introduced. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, sampling procedures, estimation methods, confidence intervals, tests of significance, chisquare tests, regression and correlation, and analysis of variance. Computer programming knowledge is not required; Stata is used and taught in the course. Prerequisite: secondary school mathematics. (4 credits)
STAT S-102 Fundamentals of Biostatistics (32447)
Bernard A. Rosner and Robert J. Glynn.
Class times: Tuesdays, Thursdays, 3:15-6:15 pm. Optional sections to be arranged.
Course tuition: noncredit, undergraduate, and graduate credit $2,700.
This course is an introduction to the statistical methods used in biological and medical research. Topics include elementary probability theory, basic concepts of statistical inference, regression and correlation methods, analysis of variance, and study design. Emphasis is placed on applications to medical problems. (4 credits)
STAT S-105 Study Abroad in Shanghai, China: Vital Statistics for Life and Medical Science (32850)
Xiao-Li Meng and Joseph K. Blitzstein.
Limited enrollment.
See Study Abroad for more information.
