STATS211
Meta-research: Appraising Research Findings, Bias, and Meta-analysis
Statistics
H&S - Humanities & Sciences
Course Description
Open to graduate, medical, and undergraduate students. Appraisal of the quality and credibility of research findings; evaluation of sources of bias. Meta-analysis as a quantitative (statistical) method for combining results of independent studies. Examples from medicine, epidemiology, genomics, ecology, social/behavioral sciences, education. Collaborative analyses. Project involving generation of a meta-research project or reworking and evaluation of an existing published meta-analysis. Prerequisite: knowledge of basic statistics.
Cross Listed Courses
Grading Basis
MOP - Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
Min
3
Max
3
Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?
No
Course Component
Lecture
Enrollment Optional?
No
Programs
STATS211
is a
completion requirement
for:
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