• Emphasizes the basic statistical concepts relevant to clinical research
• Comparable to an introductory statistics course presented with limited use of computational formulas
• Emphasizes thinking critically about data, making valid inferences, and understanding how statisticians are an essential element of clinical investigations

• Clinical research professionals
• Administrative support for clinical development
• Finance professionals involved in clinical development and need to interact with project specialists
• Professionals who must understand and work with statisticians in clinical research
• Those with a basic understanding of clinical research and a fundamental exposure to statistics either through professional experience or formal study

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Recognize concepts such as variability, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and P-values and their applications to current projects
• Distinguish various study designs and identify techniques to avoid bias in current and new studies
• Discuss the importance of collaboration with statisticians when designing and interpreting results from clinical trials
• Demonstrate how to establish clinical non-inferiority and equivalence
• Effectively speak to co-workers and management using statistical terms
• Identify the statistician’s role in clinical research