MPH2000 - Regression methods for epidemiology

Leader(s): A/Professor R Wolfe

Offered

Alfred Hospital First semester 2009 (Off-campus block of classes)
Alfred Hospital First semester 2009 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

Confounding and effect modification, logistic regression, conditional logistic regression for matched case-control studies, linear regression, diagnostics to assess model fit, model estimation methods, Poisson regression for reates, Stata statistical software.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. learnt regression methods as applied to epidemiological data.
2. gained an understanding of regression methods in terms of the epidemiological concepts of confounding and effect modification.
3. the skills to apply regression methods to example datasets using statistical software on a laptop computer.
4. gained an understanding and the skills to interpret regression methods in published articles on epidemiological research studies.

Assessment

Exercises
Written assignments.

Contact hours

30 contact hours over 4 days

Prerequisites

MPH1040 and MPH1041 or MPH1030 and MPH1031

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad