NURS 643 Applied Health Statistics III: Longitudinal Design & Analysis

Credits: 3
In this advanced course on applied health statistics, students will develop a conceptual understanding of common design issues in longitudinal research and the classic and emerging approaches to the analysis of longitudinal data. Students will develop skills in the performance and interpretation of techniques such as multilevel, mixture, growth, estimation and survival modeling, and develop an understanding of when particular approaches should be employed. This course will also cover handling of common longitudinal data issues such as dropout, missing data and time-dependent confounding.

Graded: A-F
May be taken only once for credit