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PubHlth 540 - Fall 2009
Introduction to Biostatistics
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
UMass Amherst
Instructor: Carol Bigelow




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This Week
Weekly readings and assignments will be posted for 2 weeks. See also ANNOUNCEMENTS. Archived postings of "this week" can be downloaded as pdf files below.

 


This Week - #11
November 16-20, 2009
Posted Sunday November 15, 2009
Last Day Posted Sunday November 29, 2009
__ 1. Exam II covering units 4 and 5 ONLY due Monday November 23, 2009 (questions)
__ 2. Course Notes 6. Estimation (pdf, 69 pp)
__ 3. Practice Problems for 6. Estimation due Monday November 30, 2009 (questions) (solutions)
__ 4. Unit 6. Estimation QUIZ (questions) (solutions)
__ 5. For your reference .... Fall 2008 Exam II covering units 4 and 5 (questions) (solutions)


Last Week - #10
November 9-13, 2009
Posted Sunday November 8, 2009
Last Day Posted Sunday November 22, 2009
__ 1. Exam II covering units 4 and 5 ONLY due Monday November 23, 2009 (questions)
__ 2. Course Notes 6. Estimation (pdf, 69 pp)
__ 3. Reading in text (Kirkwood and Sterne) Chapter 6 pp 50-57
__ 4. Reading in text (Kirkwood and Sterne) Chapter 7 pp 58-61
__ 5. Practice Problems for 6. Estimation due Monday November 30, 2009 (questions) (solutions)


Archived postings to "THIS WEEK"
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1 September 7-11, 2009 thisweek01.pdf
2 September 14-18, 2009 thisweek02.pdf
3 September 21-25, 2009 thisweek03.pdf
4 September 28 - October 2, 2009 thisweek04.pdf
5 October 5-9, 2009 thisweek05.pdf
6 October 12-16, 2009 thisweek06.pdf
7 October 19-23, 2009 thisweek07.pdf
8 October 26-30, 2009 thisweek08.pdf
9 November 2-6, 2009 thisweek09.pdf
10 November 9-13, 2009 thisweek10.pdf
11 November 16-20, 2009 thisweek11.pdf
     
     
     
     

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