BiostatisticsAppliedStatisticsEducationintheUSA.pptVIP

Biostatistics Applied Statistics Education in the USA: Practical Considerations Implications Gleb Haynatzki, PhD Biostatistics Department College of Public Health U of Nebraska Medical Ctr Main Goals Description of the structures approaches that ultimate lead to a Master’s degree in Biostatistics Applied Statistics in the US Discussion of the role of mathematics education in the biostatistics master’s curriculum Background Biostats Appl Stats in USA has long tradition Theoretically, it starts in kindergarden (K) goes thru high school (12), i.e. K-12, following certain standards by NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Some well-defined but rudimentary stat skills are sometimes developed in K-5 In Gr. 6 some recognizable statistics appears: range, mean/median, bar graphs, pie ch, SRS Background (Cont’d) Statistics skills are further developed sometimes in science and social studies classes in middle high school Science fair projects (on natural phenomena) for middle high school students are another chance for working on stat prob ideas The first true statistics class available to K-12 students is the AP Statistics (AP = Advanced Placement) AP Statistics High school students obtain college credit Doesn’t have Calculus as a prerequisite Covers: - measures of central tendency spread - binomial normal distributions - simple random samples distributions, CLT - CIs, 1- 2-sample tests, ANOVA, nonparam - poptn proportions contingency tables - sometimes a stat package used (eg Minitab) Stats Ed after AP Statistics – Master’s 1) Applied Linear Statistical Models (ALSM) w/ Calculus Lin/Matrix Algebra as prerequisites ALSM is the fundament of the Master’s P-m: 2) Categorical data analysis 3) Survival data analysis 4) Correlated/Repeated measures data analysis 5) Design of medical studies 6) Elected classes, eg Adv Epidemiology 7) Capstone project on real data AP/Beginner’s Stat Calculus Lin/Matrix Algebra Prob/Math S