Biostatistics

Overview

Students will benefit from experiential learning opportunities and formal training in applying descriptive and inferential statistics specific to biomedical research, clinical and translational studies, and public health research aimed at improving population health.

Learning Objectives:

• Demonstrate the ability to construct written or oral communication, which easily and accurately presents results and interpretations of a statistical analysis, to a collaborating health scientist or other vested audience
• Develop a statistical analysis plan, which implements biostatistical methodology to address a biomedical research question while remaining aware of the limitations of the methodology
• Analyze data and apply concepts from the intersection between biostatistics and epidemiology

• Develop code for statistical software in order to college and analyze data sets using appropriate biostatistical methods

Graduates of the Biostatistics program at University of Kentucky will have the opportunity to pursue some of the following current and future in-demand careers after graduating.

• Biostatistician
• Data Analyst/Informatics Specialist
• Data Scientist
• Machine Learning Scientist
• Principal Investigator (PI)
• Professor or Teacher
• Quantitative Scientist
• Research Scientist
• Statistical/Biostatistical Programmer