Conceptual understanding of the quantitative methods used to synthesize evidence. Methods for pooling evidence across independent studies, pooling binary/continuous outcomes, differences between fixed and random effects models, and guidelines for appraising published systematic reviews/meta-analyses.
Prefix
EPI
Number
541
Credits
3
Variable Credit?
No
Credit/no-credit only?
No
Prereq
either introductory level courses in statistics, epidemiology, or biostatistics or permission of instructor
Joint Class?
Yes
With
BIME 541/HSERV 529/PHARM
Offered
Spring