BST 693 provides an introduction to team science for biostatisticians working in public health or biomedical research. In this course, students learn how to use written and oral communication to effectively collaborate with other scientists. Topics include methods for skillful communication practices to incorporate domain knowledge into an appropriate statistical analysis plan, programming for reproducibility and data ethics, utilizing statistical methodology for problem solving, and presenting and interpreting statistical results effectively for a variety of audiences.

To provide an introduction to statistical practice in public health including improved statistical communication (how to ask good questions in a consulting session, writing analysis plans, and how to express results both orally and in writing), programming for reproducibility and data ethics, and utilizing statistical methodology for problem solving in public health research.