PHTH 5210 — Biostatistics in Public Health

3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional

Offers public health students an opportunity to obtain the fundamental concepts and methods of biostatistics as applied predominantly to public health problems and the skills to perform basic statistical calculations Emphasizes interpretation and comprehension of concepts. Topics include descriptive statistics, vital statistics, sampling, estimation and significance testing, sample size and power, correlation and regression, spatial and temporal trends, small area analysis, and statistical issues in policy development. Draws examples of statistical methods from the public health practice. Introduces use of computer statistical packages. Requires permission of instructor for students outside designated programs.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20232486475%8.0
Spring 20241252793%2.0
Fall 20243768095%1.3
Spring 20252224846%13.0
Fall 202549512079%6.3
Spring 20261242692%2.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 7% · T 5% · W 0% · Th 12% · F 0%

Common patterns: async (76% of sections), R (12% of sections), M (7% of sections), T (5% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

HINF 7990, PHTH 6210, PHTH 6224, PHTH 6400, PHTH 7400

Courses that list PHTH 5210 in their prerequisites.

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