Public Health 223 - Intro/Biostats for PUBHLTH

Spring
2026
01
3.00
Sofija Zagarins

M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM

UMass Amherst
82243
Thompson Hall room 106
zagarins@schoolph.umass.edu
This introductory course is designed to give students the basic skills to organize and summarize data, along with an introduction to the fundamental principles of statistical inference. The course emphasizes an understanding of statistical concepts and interpretation of numeric data summaries along with basic analysis methods, using examples and exercises from medical and public health studies. The course does not require a high-level mathematics background, and will highlight the use and integration of statistical software, spreadsheets and word processing software in conducting and presenting data summaries and analyses.

Open to sophomore, junior, and senior Public Health majors only. If the class and the Spire waitlist are full and/or you are unable to self-enroll in this course (for another reason), please complete this waitlist link: https://tinyurl.com/PHWaitlist-Core

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.