340.676.11
Bayesian Adaptive Trials
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, July 2, 2012
End Date
Friday, July 6, 2012
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 8:30am - 12:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Jason Connor
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Presents Bayesian adaptive designs and teaches students the skills and considerations necessary to construct such designs. Examines the operating characteristics of Bayesian adaptive designs and the benefits and costs of interim analyses, in particular within the regulatory framework.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- demonstrate skills in adaptive designs, Bayesian analysis and Bayesian computation
- assess sets of real-life Bayesian adaptive designs and evaluate considerations that went into each design, and the adaptive decisions that are made in each trial