Quantitative Research Methods
Objective
The Quantitative Research Methods concentration prepares scholars to:
- Explain key epidemiologic and biostatistical concepts for specific study designs.
- Determine what analytic techniques best fit the study design at hand and develop an analytic plan.
- Identify potential areas for bias and variance within a study and propose methods for mitigating these concerns, both during the design phase and during post hoc analyses.
- Critically evaluate studies utilizing epidemiologic and biostatistical methods for strengths and weaknesses.
- Interpret and communicate quantitative study results clearly to a broad variety of audiences.
Concentration leader
Stacey J. Winham, Ph.D.
Required credits
| Course number |
Course title |
Credits |
| CTSC 5602 |
Introduction to Utilizing Statistical Software in Clinical and Translational Research |
1 |
| CTSC 5610 |
Statistics in Clinical and Translational Research: Linear Regression Concepts, Interpretation, and Statistical Software |
3 |
| Choose one credit of the following: |
| CTSC 5640 |
Advanced Statistics in Clinical and Translational Research: Logistic Regression with Statistical Software |
1 |
| CTSC 5650 |
Advanced Statistics in Clinical and Translational Research: Survival Analysis with Statistical Software |
1 |
|
Total |
5 |