Statistical Computing

Public health and healthcare delivery is constantly inundated with data from sources, including clinical trials, observational and longitudinal studies, genomics, and more. Having a firm grasp of the statistical computing skill-set can help you analyze this information effectively, and translate the flow of data into meaningful information that can inform decisions to improve the health of populations.

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“Professor Hicks was excellent in her teaching of SAS. The examples were extremely helpful and it’s great that I have the data sets to practice on at home. The whole event was very organized” - Summer Institute Participant

Jaqueline Hicks, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Biostatistics, BUSPH