Johns Hopkins University
Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 1
Johns Hopkins University

Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 1

Brian Caffo, PhD

Instructor: Brian Caffo, PhD

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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13 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.4

(499 reviews)

13 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
94%
Most learners liked this course

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There are 4 modules in this course

You are about to undergo an intense and demanding immersion into the world of mathematical biostatistics. Over the next few weeks, you will learn about probability, expectations, conditional probabilities, distributions, confidence intervals, bootstrapping, binomial proportions, and much more. Module 1 covers experiments, probability, variables, mass functions, density functions, cumulative distribution functions, expectations, variations, and vectors.

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13 videos2 readings2 assignments

This module covers Conditional Probability, Bayes' Rule, Likelihood, Distributions, and Asymptotics. These are the most fundamental core concepts in mathematical biostatistics and statistics. After this module you should be able to recognize and be functional in these key concepts.

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7 videos2 assignments

This module covers Confidence Intervals, Bootstrapping, and Plotting. These are core concepts in mathematical biostatistics and statistics. After this module you should be able to recognize and be functional in these key concepts.

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7 videos2 assignments

This module covers Binomial Proportions and Logs. These are core concepts in mathematical biostatistics and statistics. After this module you should be able to recognize and be functional in these key concepts.

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3 videos2 assignments

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Brian Caffo, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
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