In addition to the overall Master of Science in Public Health degree competencies, Biostatistics MSPH graduates will be able to: - Apply biostatistical methods to the design of experimental and observational studies with respect to sample selection, randomization, and power;
- Apply common probability distributions to public health outcomes;
- Use statistical techniques including descriptive statistics, data exploration, estimation, hypothesis testing, and modeling;
- Demonstrate programming and data management skills and use common statistical software packages for data analysis;
- Communicate effectively to public health practitioners in terms of formulating research problems and interpreting statistical results;
- Conduct independent research involving the application of biostatistical methods to a health research problem;
- Critique statistical and public health literature;
- Demonstrate knowledge of ethical issues related to the use of biostatistics in health research;
- Develop written and oral presentations based on statistical analyses;
- Describe public health problems in terms of magnitude, person, time and place, and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of risk factors and their relationship to health outcomes; and
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of public health issues.
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