QM 611 - Design of Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials (3 credits)
Prerequisites: biostatistics and epidemiology core courses, or equivalent. Principles of exper-imental design; recognize a well-designed study in the literature; identify and explain inadequacies in study designs and suggest improvements; prepare and submit a protocol for a well-designed study.

QM 612 - Linear Models: Regression and Analysis of Variance (3 credits)
Prerequisites: biostatistics core course or equivalent. Practical introduction to the linear statistical methods that are so commonly used in public health research. A statistical computer package such as SAS, STATA or SPSS is used for exercises. Apply regression, correlation and analysis of variance to data. Apply principles of study design and sample size planning. Provide statistically valid interpretation of output from data analysis.