In part 2 you will learn concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics as applied to public health problems in broader aspect. The principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation, appropriate summaries and displays of data and the use of classical statistical approaches to describe the health of populations will be the main focus.  You will investigate the risk factors, disease outcomes and causal inferences. The influence of epidemiology and biostatistics on legal and ethical issues are also discussed.

Assessment

This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.

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Course Credit: JHSPH Open