IN THIS PART …

Select statistical software to use from the commercial and free choices available, and discover

other ways to do statistical calculations, such as using web-based programs and specialized

software for sample-size calculations.

Understand human research — how biostatistics influences the design and execution of clinical

trials and how treatments are developed and approved.

Grasp different ways of taking samples from populations to increase the accuracy of the statistical

estimates you make.

Consider different study designs used in epidemiologic research and see how research design

connects to the practice of biostatistics.