IN THIS PART . . .

Select statistical software to use from the commercial

and free choices available, and discover other ways to

do statistical calculations, such as using web-based

programs and specialized software for sample-size

calculations.

Understand human research — how biostatistics

influences the design and execution of clinical trials

and how treatments are developed and approved.

Grasp different ways of taking samples from

populations to increase the accuracy of the statistical

estimates you make.

Consider different study designs used in

epidemiologic research and see how research design

connects to the practice of biostatistics.