<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Requisites: courses 100A, 100B. Design of studies in animals to assess antitumor response; randomization, historical controls, p-values, size of study, and stratification in human experimentation; various types of controls; prognostic factors, survivorship studies, and design of prognostic studies; organization of clinical trials—administration, comparability, protocols, clinical standards, data collection and management. S/U (optional only for nonmajors) or letter grading.</p>

Biostatistics

The school aims to build health and equity, and to drive positive change for all people. The school acts on this mission through initiatives in three core areas: education, discovery, and service.

Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health

Biostatistics encompasses the methodology and theory of statistics as applied to problems in the life and health sciences.

General Catalog

Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials

BIOSTAT 410

4 units