Seminars, Short Courses, and Workshops

The OSCTR and BERD host regular Seminars, Short Courses and Workshops to give researchers opportunities to dive deeper into biostatistical and epidemiological topics and equip them with the resources and tools they need to become familiar with new methodologies. These topics range from basic quantitative methods to more novel methodologies such as missing data analysis. The link above will take you to a list of these seminars, short courses, and workshops which contains links to recorded trainings, workshop notes, computer code, and applicable data sets when available.

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Seminars


Date	Topic	Title	Video	Slides	Code
05/2018	Clinical Epidemiology	An Overview of Clinical Epidemiology: Methodologic and Analytic Considerations	Video	Slides
04/2026	Developmental Screener Reliability	How Reliable Are Developmental Screeners? Implications For Referral Decisions and Test Design.	Video
04/2025	Difference-in-Difference	Difference-in-Difference & Event Study Models	Video
08/2016	Directed Acyclic Graphs	An Introduction to the Use of Directed Acyclic Graphics (DAGs) in Epidemiologic Research	Video	Slides
04/2025	Heckman Estimator	Selection Bias and Heckman Two-Stage Estimation	Video	Slides	R
10/2025	High-dimensional Inference and Variable Selection	Introduction to high-dimensional statistical inference and variable selection using sufficient dimension association	Video
03/2025	Family Studies	Statistical Analysis of Family Studies with Known Kinship Matrices	Video
04/2025	Machine Learning	Interpretable Machine Learning Models for Cesarean Delivery Predication in Class III Obese Patients	Video
10/2025	Net Benefit and Decision Curve Analysis	Evaluating Clinical Prediction Models Using Net Benefit and Decision Curve Analysis: An Introduction	Video	Slides
2/18/2026	Predictive Inference for Non-Probability Samples	The seminar explores the use of Bayesian Machine Learning models for predictive inference for non-probability samples.	Video
09/2019	ROC Analysis	An Introduction to ROC Analysis in Clinical Research	Video

Short Courses and Workshops

Upcoming Short Courses

Date	Topic	Title	Brief Overview	Video	Slides	Code	Data
05/2016	Bayesian Analysis	Introduction to Bayesian Statistical Analyses	Summary	Video	Slides		Data
10/2014	Biostatistics and Epidemiology	Foundations of Biostatistics and Epidemiology		Video	Slides
3/2025	Classification and Regression Trees (CART)	An introduction to clinical decision making using CART			Slides	Code	Data
02/2020	Instrument Development and Validation	Developing and Validating Instruments: Basic Concepts and Application of Psychometrics		Video	Slides
05/2017	Missing Data	Introduction to Missing Data Analysis		Video
05/2022	Propensity Score Analysis	Introduction to Propensity Score Analysis
09/2017	Qualitative Research Methods	Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods			Slides
11/2018	Quantitative Research Methods	Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods			Slides
09/2020	R Short Course 1	Introductory R	Agenda
		Introduction	Exercise Key	Video	Slides	Code
		Data Management	Exercise Key	Video	Slides	Code	RMR.csv RMR.txt
		R Graphics	Exercise Key	Video	Slides	Code
		Statistical Calculation and Testing	Exercise Key	Video	Slides	Code
		Regression Analysis	Exercise	Video	Slides	Code	RMR.csv Sepsis.csv
03/2021	R Short Course 2	Intermediate R	Agenda
		Linear and nonlinear regression	Exercise Key	Video	Slides	Diabetes.R FEV.R Multiplot.R Nonlinear.R	Diabetes.txt FEV.txt IMRGDP.xlsx
		Generalized linear models	Exercise Key	Video1 Video2	Slides	Crabs.R Smoking.R	Crabs.txt Smoking.txt
		Tree-Based Methods	Exercise	Video	Slides	Code
		Nonparametric Statistics	Exercise	Video	Slides	Code	Data
		Bayesian Analysis	Install JAGS DVT setup		History MCMC	Code	Data
		Missing Data Analysis	Exercise	Video	Slides	Code Inclass.R	Data
		Survival Analysis	Exercise Key	Video	Slides	Code	Data
		Graphics	Exercise Key	Video	Slides	Plotting.R Multiplot.R
		Monte Carlo Simulation	Exercise	Video	Slides	Code
		Linear Mixed Models for Longitudinal and Clustered Data	Exercise Key	Video	Slides	Code	STREN.txt TLC.txt
		Marginal Models and Generalized Estimating Equations	Exercise	Video	Slides	Code	Leprosy.txt Muscatine.txt
12/2015	REDCap Training	An Introduction to the use of REDCap in Research		Video	Slides