Pharm.D Year 4: Biostatistics and Research Methodology notes. Biostatistics and Research Methodology connects a research question with data collection and analysis. Define the outcome before choosing a method to summarise or compare it.
What to revise
- Design: distinguish descriptive and comparative research questions.
- Data: identify variable types, sampling and possible bias.
- Statistics: connect a summary or test with the data and assumptions involved.
A quick self-check
Write a fictional study question and sketch the data table you would need. Explain what a statistical result could establish and what it could not.
Notes and study links
- Biostatistics and Research Methodology — Pharm.D Year 4 notes
- Types of Clinical Study Designs — notes PDF
- Designing the Methodology — notes PDF
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