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 |
Utilizing Statistics in Clinical Research |
1 |
| CTSC 5610 |
Introductory Statistical Methods |
3 |
| Choose one credit of the following: |
| CTSC 5640 |
Logistic Regression |
1 |
| CTSC 5650 |
Survival Analysis |
1 |
|
Total |
5 |