
[Last updated: January 10th, 2016]
Biostatistics 201A
Fall 2011 - Dr. Catherine Sugar

Notes
- These are lecture notes, homework assignments and related materials from the last time I taught Biostatistics 201A. They may be useful material for those taking 201B who either did not talke 201A or want a review.
Course Information
Lectures
Scanned versions of my lecture slides:
Homework and Lab Assignments
Homework assignments and solutions
- Lab 1 Sample Data,
STATA
- Lab 1 Sample Data,
SAS
- Lab 1 Dictionary of
Basic Commands
- Homework 1 is due
10/3/11.
- Homework 1 Solutions
- Homework 1 Data,
STATA
- Homework 1 Data,
Excel
- Homework 1 Data,
SAS
- Homework 2 is due
10/10/11.
- Homework 2 Solutions
- Homework 2 Solution Graphics
- Homework 2 Data,
Excel
- Homework 2 Data,
STATA
- Homework 2 Data,
SAS
- Homework 3 is due
10/17/11.
- Homework 3 Solutions
- Homework 3 Graphics
- Homework 3 Data,
Excel
- Homework 3 Data,
STATA
- Homework 3 Data,
SAS
- Homework 4 is due
10/26/11.
- Homework 4 Solutions
- Homework 4 Data,
Excel
- Homework 4 Data,
STATA
- Homework 4 Data,
SAS
- Homework 5 is due
11/14/11.
- Homework 5 Solutions
- Homework 5 Data,
Excel
- Homework 5 Data,
STATA
- Homework 5 Data,
SAS
- Homework 6 is due
11/23/11.
- Homework 6 Graphics
- Homework 6 Solutions
- Homework 6 Solution Graphics
- Homework 6 Data,
Excel
- Homework 6 Data,
STATA
- Homework 6 Data,
SAS
- Final Project is due
12/3/10.
- Project Data Set SENIC
in SAS
- Project Data Set SENIC
in STATA
- Project Data Set SENIC
in Excel
- Project Data Set CDI
in SAS
- Project Data Set CDI
in STATA
- Project Data Set CDI
in Excel
Exams
Sample exams and practice problems
Course Resources
-
Adobe
Acrobat Reader - If you don't have one, click to download a free copy
to your computer. You'll need it to read homeworks, labs and other handouts
on this web site.
- Tutor List - Here I have
posted a list of biostatistics doctoral students interested in tutoring
for 201A. You can contact them directly at the e-mail addresses in the
file. I will update the list periodically as I get new information. The
students will be listed in the order they responded to my
query.
-
Access to TCL Lab Computers - If you are not a
public health student but want to be able to work on your homework on the
TLC lab computers in the Biomedical Library you can apply for an account
using this form. Please let me know if there are any problems getting
apllications accepted.
-
Finding
STATA on camps - Here's where to find computers on campus where you
can use Stata;
-
Purchasing STATA - Here's a link to the STATA web site where you can
purchase a student version of STATA (you should probably get the STATA/IC
12 Perpetual License Version)
-
Using
Stata Remotely CLiCC (College Library Instructional Computing
Commons) has a system that lets you use many software packages,
including Stata, remotely from any computer that has internet access.
This should enable you to do the homework from home at 2 am if you want
to. However it is not super easy to upload and download files to this version.
Go to the site and follow the links!
-
Stata
Tutorials - Web-based tutorials for Stata are available through UCLA's
Academic Technology Services (ATS) website.
-
SAS
Tutorial - Web-based tutorial for SAS are also available on the ATS
website.
-
Rice
Virtual Lab in Statistics - A collection of Java applets that demonstrate
statistical concepts and techniques.
-
Hyperstat
- Statistics.com provides a link to this hyptertext statistics text covering
topics discussed in the course.
-
Statistics.com
- A general statistics resource that provides valuable information, examples,
and links.

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