Department of Biostatistics
Services in Education
Ph.D. in Biostatistics
A doctoral degree program in biostatistics is offered through
the Department of Statistics at Rice University, with joint support from the
Department of Biostatistics at M. D. Anderson.
Biostatistics faculty members participate in this
collaborative program.
For application or additional program information, contact:
Chair, Graduate Committee
Department of Statistics
Rice University
P O Box 1892 MS-138
Houston TX 77251-1892
Phone: (713) 348-6032
E-mail: stat@stat.rice.edu
Short Course & Symposium
Bayesian Biostatistics: Introduction and Recent Advances
The short course and symposium were held January 28 - 31, 2003.
Physician - Scientist Training Program
Biostatistics for Clinical Investigators
As part of the Physician-Scientist Training Program, classes in biostatistics for clinical investigators
are held weekly during each semester that the program is operating. Senior statistical analysts provide instruction on
survival analysis, interim analyses, and sample size considerations.
Clinical Research Training Program
Senior statistical analysts from the Department of Biostatistics provide introductory
instruction on the role of statistics in clinical research as part of a training program offered through
the Office of Protocol Research - Quality Assurance. The program is offered to research nurses
and data managers at M. D. Anderson through a series of classes that run throughout the year.
Statistical Issues in Clinical Research, Part 1 and Part 2
A senior statistical analyst from the Department of Biostatistics teaches two short courses
on the use of statistics in clinical research, through the Office of Protocol Research - Quality Assurance.
These courses run throughout the year. The first part consists of 7, 1-hour lectures, while 8, 1-hour
lectures make up the second part. Participants may receive continuing education credit.
Part 1 includes discussion of the following topics:
- introduction and historical perspective
- basic design considerations for clinical trials
- types of studies
- concepts in hypothesis testing
- issues in data analysis
- reporting results
- review of recent articles from the medical literature
Part 2 includes discussion of the following topics:
- binomial distribution
- chi-square test and Fisher's exact test
- Kaplan-Meier estimators
- log-rank statistic
- normal distribution and t-distribution
- confidence intervals
- hypothesis testing
- estimating sample size
Using Statistica software
A senior statistical analyst from the Department of Biostatistics teaches a 4-hour course
on using the Statistica software application to perform commonly used statistical analyses.
This course is presented through the Office of Protocol Research - Quality Assurance, using a
computer classroom. Each participant receives hands-on instruction in the use of this
software package.
Medical Education Core Curriculum
Faculty members of the Department present an annual course for all
clinical and research Fellows that includes a series of lectures on
basic and advanced biostatistical theory and application. Broad overviews of
the role of statistical analysis and design in cancer clinical trials are provided,
as well as specific oncology case studies to illustrate the issues. The course is taught in
collaboration with senior medical oncologists illustrating principles through actual ongoing
protocols. Classical clinical trial designs and innovative designs are discussed.
Computer-intensive methods of analysis, including simulations, bootstrapping, and
recursive partitioning are introduced, in addition to the more standard linear models and
nonparametric methods. The course is designed to provide a statistical background to aid in
the interpretation of medical literature, and to illustrate the
benefits of interfacing with a biostatistician during collaboration.
Last updated: February 4, 2003
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